Estate Manager
18 hours ago
London
Estate Manager Salary: £50,000 + Bonus Working Pattern: Site-based, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday (with rota-based on-call responsibilities) The Opportunity One of Londons must vibrant exciting estates is seeking an experienced and highly capable Estate Manager to lead site-based estate and property management across residential buildings, car parks, landscaped areas and shared spaces. This is a key leadership role within a fast-paced, resident-focused environment, responsible for ensuring service excellence, statutory compliance and high-quality estate presentation. You will oversee a team of Building Managers and operatives, manage contractors, and work closely with senior stakeholders to maintain the estates high operational standards. This is an exceptional opportunity for a proactive and confident manager seeking a role with responsibility, autonomy and impact across a large, complex residential estate. The Role You will lead the day-to-day estate management operations, ensuring all buildings, public areas and infrastructure are safe, well-maintained and compliant. You will coordinate contractors, manage budgets, ensure health and safety adherence, and deliver a high standard of customer service to residents and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: • Deliver consistently high service standards across the estate, ensuring all areas are presentable, well-maintained and fully operational., • Support the Estate Director, Head of Estates, Operations & Contracts Manager and H&S Manager to meet the estate management objectives., • Ensure lease obligations are delivered., • Line manage the Building Manager and operative team, including recruitment, training, rota planning, performance management and welfare., • Provide timely updates on project progress, service delivery and budget status to stakeholders., • Monitor expenditure, support monthly budget reviews and ensure cost control., • Oversee health and safety practices, ensuring emergency procedures, safe working methods and building safety compliance., • Conduct regular inspections and audits of internal and external estate areas, documenting findings and arranging prompt rectification of issues., • Report and support investigations into H&S incidents, near misses and accidents., • Arrange and supervise contractor attendance for repairs and maintenance; monitor contractor performance., • Lead or support the tracing and resolution of water leaks, coordinating relevant parties., • Manage emergency response plans, including leaks, power failures, security incidents and other critical events., • Support disaster recovery, business continuity planning and emergency drills., • Oversee stock levels for cleaning supplies, materials and consumables., • Manage waste and recycling processes, ensuring timely removal of bulky waste., • Raise work orders and support procurement activities., • Deputise for other managers when required., • Support ad hoc projects and additional duties as required. The Person We are seeking a confident, organised and experienced manager with strong leadership qualities and excellent operational oversight. You will have: Essential: • Minimum 3 years’ experience in residential property management. Including a large and complex estate., • Minimum 3 years’ contractor management and quotation procurement experience., • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a management role overseeing a team., • Budget management and expenditure monitoring experience., • Strong understanding of building safety regulations and implementation in day-to-day operations., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills., • Ability to remain reactive in a fast-paced environment and manage changing priorities., • Professional and polite manner, with strong customer-service skills., • Willingness to join an out-of-hours on-call rota. Property Management Recruitment 50 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8EA – Tel: 0207 436 0360