Assistant Property Manager

Rendall & Rittner; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Rendall & Rittner in London is seeking an Assistant Property Manager to support the Senior Property Manager across four residential developments. You will be the trusted contact for residents, contractors and stakeholders, coordinating day-to-day operations and ensuring compliance.

This hybrid role requires monthly site visits in London, one day in the Woolwich office, and quarterly meetings. You will help with service charges, reports, and site inspections, delivering safe, well-managed

Qualifications

• Experience in residential block or property management support.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• Familiarity with leasehold principles, service charges and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage resident queries and log cases.
• Coordinate contractors, raise POs and track jobs to completion.
• Assist with site inspections and follow-up actions.
• Maintain H&S and compliance records and risk assessments.
• Prepare reports, minutes and portfolio communications.

Skills

Customer service

Organisation

Contractor coordination

H&S compliance

Rail residents communications

Job description

ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER

Hybrid working – One day per week in our Woolwich, London office.

• Rendall & Rittner
• £Competitive
• Hybrid working – One day per week in our Woolwich, London office.

Role Overview

You will play a pivotal supporting role to a Senior Property Manager, helping to deliver first-class management across four London residential developments. You will be a trusted point of contact for residents, contractors and stakeholders, coordinating smooth day-to-day operations, maintaining compliance, and ensuring actions are followed through.

This is a hybrid role, providing flexibility to manage your workload remotely while supporting the Senior Property Manager with the effective management of the portfolio. You’ll be required to carry out site visits in London once a month and attend quarterly office meetings, balancing site-based responsibilities with focused home working to ensure the developments are well-managed, safe and running efficiently.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

Most days you will manage inboxes and resident requests, progress maintenance actions with contractors, and keep compliance, H&S and finance-related records up to date. You will prepare reports, minutes and communications, and support the planning and follow-up of site inspections, meetings and remedial works. You’ll work closely with your Senior Property Manager to prioritise tasks, spot risks early and keep stakeholders informed.

What Success Looks Like

• Residents receive timely, clear and courteous responses, with issues resolved or progressed swiftly.
• Compliance, H&S and statutory obligations are meticulously tracked, documented and up to date.
• Contractor works are well-scoped, competitively procured, delivered on time and to standard.
• Service charge administration is accurate, with strong cost control and proactive variance spotting.
• Site inspections translate into clear action lists with visible progress and tidy close-out.
• Your Senior Property Manager and team are supported with organised files, reports and on-time deliverables.

How You'll Spend Most Of Your Time

• Managing resident queries, logging cases and updating stakeholders until resolution.
• Scheduling, briefing and coordinating contractors; raising POs and tracking jobs to completion.
• Supporting monthly site inspections and producing follow-up actions and communications.
• Maintaining H&S and compliance records, certificates and risk assessment actions.
• Assisting with service charge administration, budgeting inputs and invoice approvals.
• Preparing meeting packs, agendas, minutes and concise portfolio reports.

Who This Role Is For

• You are service-focused, calm under pressure and motivated to get things done right first time.
• You are highly organised, detail-driven and comfortable juggling multiple priorities.
• You communicate clearly and diplomatically with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• You enjoy being on-site as well as behind the scenes, turning plans into practical outcomes.
• You take ownership, follow through on actions and proactively suggest improvements.

Experience That Helps

• Excellent customer service skills and a proactive, problem-solving attitude.
• Experience in residential block or property management support, facilities or estate operations.
• Familiarity with leasehold principles, service charges and contractor coordination.
• Confidence using property management systems, Microsoft 365 and creating clear reports/minutes.
• Exposure to H&S/compliance processes and translating risk assessments into actions.
• Organising site visits and meetings across multiple locations in London.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, aligned to experience
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and enhanced family leave
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Paid sabbaticals as a loyalty reward
• Pension scheme and employee assistance programme
• Discounts across travel, retail, fitness and entertainment

About Rendall & Rittner

Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK's most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide. Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo.

We are people-led and technology-enabled, investing heavily in our teams, systems and continuous improvement. Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year.

How We Hire

• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on your approach to resident service, organisation and prioritisation, coordination of contractors and compliance actions, and how you translate site findings into clear plans and outcomes

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.