Block Manager

Benefits and Salary: Workplace & Lifestyle:

• Work in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK
• Attractive, open-plan office space
• Professional but non-corporate environment focused on work/life balance
• Opportunity to work from home one day per week after induction, with flexible working hours available
• Part-time options to work 30 or 34 hours per week pro rata over 4 or 5 days, Monday to Friday
• 10% employee discount at Levens Hall café, bakery, and gardens, plus free parking
• Regular team events such as country walks and team lunches

Progression & Financial:

• Permanent position
• £30,000 - £40,000 salary (depending on experience and working hours) plus up to a 10% discretionary performance bonus after 6 months
• Potential for career progression in a fast-growing business
• 30 pence per mile fuel allowance for all business miles
• Generous 25 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays
• Loyalty holiday program with additional days added after 3 years, capping at 30 days after 5 years
• 5 days sick pay after 12 months of service
• Pension contributions

Exciting opportunity to manage a portfolio of apartment and housing developments in the Lake District with the support of a dedicated team. This role is predominantly based just south of Kendal, ten minutes from the M6. About us:
We re a friendly, fast-growing property management company, recognized for providing the best customer service across Cumbria and North Lancashire. We currently manage over 100 residential developments, along with several commercial premises, overseeing communal maintenance, finance, compliance, and communication. Your role:
Due to recent rapid growth, we have an opening for an experienced property manager with strong work ethic, communication skills, organizational abilities, and a proven track record. In this diverse role, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Managing and building relationships with clients, contractors, and surveyors
• Helping shape the wider business growth, improvement, and training strategy, drawing from your experience
• Managing your own time and diary
• Chairing AGMs and directors' meetings, and writing agendas and minutes
• Responding to client inquiries
• Mediating and influencing clients
• Analyzing and explaining lease information
• Coordinating with accounts to set and manage budgets
• Inspecting sites to identify maintenance needs and working with clients and contractors to address them
• Coordinating minor and major maintenance and construction projects with the support of the team and external surveyors
• Implementing recommendations from fire risk assessments in collaboration with clients, contractors, and fire risk assessors
• Ensuring health and safety compliance
• Continuous learning, development, and knowledge sharing across the team and with clients

The location & Hours:
This role is predominantly office-based with regular client visits and the option to work from home one day per week. You will work 30-37.5 hours per week (depending on whether you prefer part-time or full-time) with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Full-time hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, but we offer flexibility depending on personal requirements.

• Team and Clients:
• Join as a key member of the team, with the opportunity to influence business strategy and manage your own time and clients
• Friendly, approachable team and strong client relationships

The Ideal Candidate: Attributes:

• Strong work ethic and roll your sleeves up attitude
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail and conscientiousness
• Professional, responsive, and accountable

Requirements:

• 2-5 years experience in block or estate management (consideration given to related property management fields)
• Ideally TPI or equivalent qualifications
• Proficiency with IT and email (Microsoft Office package)
• Experience organizing meetings, writing agendas, and taking minutes
• Project coordination/management and budgeting skills
• Minimum GCSE grade 5 / B in English and grade 4 / C in Maths
• A-levels or equivalent
• UK driving license (no more than 3 points) and a reliable vehicle

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