Development Manager

Abbatt are seeking a Residential Development Manager to oversee a large new build development located in the heart of Bow. The ideal candidate will possess experience in residential estate management and previous experience of operating at a complex estate with multi-facilities.

Salary: upto £48,000 depending on experience

Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Bow

• Carry out regular inspection audits of the site and take/organise remedial action if and when required, ensuring the fabric of the building both externally and internally is maintained and serviced to a high standard.
• Ensure all employees on site provide an efficient, value for money management service to our customers and achieve high standards of performance within a team of individuals to create a welcoming, friendly and courteous environment for our residents.
• Delivereffective service levels, and acting as the representative towards customers, clients and Developers an appropriate, ensuring all areas aspects of the development are fully presentable, serviced and properly maintained. To include building and maintaining working relationships with the committee of any Residents Association / RMC, RTM Co and attending their meetings as appropriate
• Identify and deliver on-going training needs to support the team, utilising appropriate internal and external methods and support as well as conduct frequent reviews with direct reports providing constructive feedback and coaching, ensuring KPI's and SLA's are met.
• Monitor and manage performance, setting guidelines, managing holiday / sickness absences and organise shift cover, undertaking or organising emergency cover as required.
• Effective cost control and review of expenditure and accounts, including assisting with setting service charges and presenting of accounts together with preparation and presentation of bi-monthly financial summary reports.
• Hold proactive customer and contractors and client meetings, ensuring issues are promptly administered and dealt with within the agreed timeframes.
• Investigating and responding to complaints.
• Support with the monitoring and supervision of contractors, carrying out works on and around the development.
• Raising of works orders and ensuring all orders are monitored and delivered within the designated time frame.
• Ensuring reactive/planned works are conducted to a high quality.
• Ensure all irregular incidents are investigated and reported to the development manager. To provide a response to emergency queries (out of normal office hours) directing colleagues as appropriate including attendance where necessary.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday off
• 4% pension scheme
• Death in service 2x annual salary
• Long service awards at 10 years
• Private medical care

If this would be something of interest, please apply with you CV and Niamh will reach out.