Property Block Manager

MB790: Property Block Manager
Location: London
Salary: £36,000 + 10% Bonus
Working Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 Monday - Friday (8.30-17.30 Wednesday)
Company Benefits: Season Ticket Loan (Subject to completion of probation and availability that quarter), Cycle To Work Scheme (Subject to completion of probation), Mental health – access to professional conversations (up to £300 per year), Referral employee Scheme, Summer Celebration – full day out of office, Monthly birthday/work anniversary cake & bubbles, Not sick? – take your very own duvet day each year, VIP – access to local discounts!

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic International property business who are looking to recruit a Property Block Manager permanent basis due to growth to cover the London

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creating and maintaining strong client relationships with our leaseholders and freeholders. Ensuring that a firm trust is established from the outset so that communication is fluid, easy, and frequent. Strong communication skills and the ability to listen are key.
• Our buildings are the physical representation of our brand in action so regular property visits to ensure the buildings look as good as they can and being inventive in ways to make them unique and stand out. To achieve this a basic grounding of building make up will be helpful and the ability to manage contractors will be essential. The buildings we look after are all within 10-15 minute walk away so easy to keep on top of.
• The buildings will always be in need of Section 20 planned maintenance so ensuring that it is adequately budgeted for and carried out in line with the lease or directors’ wishes is important. It will be key to know the buildings and clients inside out so that we create the ideal planned maintenance schedule and finish for them and the building.
• Your skills of mediation and patience will be invaluable when asked to attend and chair AGMs for the buildings. The ability to take accurate minutes will also be required but above all, a good sense of humour and positivity is necessary as these AGMs are a real opportunity to spend some face time with our clients and find out more about them and their local investments and wider interests. This is a trust- building exercise and also our opportunity to really impress.
• You will need to keep an eye on day-to-day expenditure and also have a decent financial grasp so you can work with Mel and make sure all the service charge accounts look like they need to and are all correct and schedules are correctly allocated.
• You will need to ensure that all the buildings are up to date with the latest regulations so it will be important to have a good grasp of the fire regulations, health and safety requirements, Legionella etc... and just ensure that all the required assessments and resulting actions are implemented in the best way possible (that often means in the most aesthetically pleasing way possible!).

Skills and Qualifications:

• Between 12 months to senior-level Block Management experience.
• Someone who loves to engage, not just manage.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Someone who’s not afraid to pick up the phone or knock on a door.
• A team player who values community, both within the company and with clients.
• A proactive attitude with an eye for detail and a passion for service.
• Someone who embraces responsibility and owns the outcome.

MB790: Property Block Manager
Location: London
Salary: £36,000 + 10% Bonus
Working Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 Monday - Friday (8.30-17.30 Wednesday)
Company Benefits: Season Ticket Loan (Subject to completion of probation and availability that quarter), Cycle To Work Scheme (Subject to completion of probation), Mental health – access to professional conversations (up to £300 per year), Referral employee Scheme, Summer Celebration – full day out of office, Monthly birthday/work anniversary cake & bubbles, Not sick? – take your very own duvet day each year, VIP – access to local discounts!