Community Manager

Greystar (International); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance

Job summary

Greystar is seeking a Community Manager in the United Kingdom to run an autonomous property unit, leading a team, managing daily operations, and meeting budgeted financial goals. The role requires commercial property management experience and a focus on creating a vibrant, safe, welcoming community for residents.

The candidate will lead leasing strategies, oversee maintenance and vendor management, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards while delivering high levels of resident

Qualifications

• Experience driving leasing performance in property management or a similar setting.
• Proven leadership能力 with a track record of delivering service excellence.
• Strong understanding of landlord/tenant legislation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to achieve occupancy and revenue goals and manage daily operations.
• Develop local leasing strategies in partnership with marketing based on market data.
• Oversee budgeting, P&L reporting and financial performance of the property.
• Maintain safety, compliance and high standards of property presentation.
• Coordinate maintenance, vendor management and timely resident communications.
• Foster resident satisfaction through proactive service and events.

Skills

Leasing performance

Team leadership

Landlord/Tenant Law

Communication skills

Budgeting

Multi-tasking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Property management software

Job description

The Community Manager will run an autonomous business unit taking overall responsibility and accountability for the operations including team members, daily activities, and the resources of the property to achieve established budgeted financial and operational goals. Leading the team by example, your focus will be to build a vibrant, safe and welcoming community our residents enjoy being part of.

Note: Commercial Property Management experience is mandatory.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Acts as a role model at all times by demonstrating the core values.
• Leads the team to create positive memorable experiences by exceeding expectations for all residents.
• Works in partnership with marketing to shape local marketing and leasing strategies based on relevant market data to achieve the property’s occupancy and revenue goals.
• Ensures marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional activities are effectively implemented.
• Establishes relationships with internal and external stakeholders (sales, marketing, groups, universities) communicating regularly with representatives, ensuring the community’s compliance with pertinent regulations and providing performance data and reporting.
• Actively seeks interaction and contact with residents to proactively seek to improve service delivery and ensure community events enhance the overall resident experience.
• Meets targeted revenues by making rate recommendations based on market data and monitors payments.
• Prepares and forecasts annual budgets by analysing financial statements, reviewing marketing information, and accessing operational reports.
• Manages the financial performance; attending regular P&L reviews with stakeholders.
• Promotes investor satisfaction and retention through timely variance reporting in respect of budgeted and actual spending and on-going communication about the performance of the properties, and responds with urgency to client/owner concerns, questions, issues, and requests.
• Promotes resident satisfaction and retention by ensuring a timely response to questions, requests and complaints in a timely manner, and taking appropriate action to resolve and address service issues.
• Assesses team member training needs and ensure thorough understanding of systems and adherence to policies.
• Develops capability of team members in order to meet key performance goals and future succession requirements.
• Originates, approves and submits purchase orders and processes invoices from vendors, contractors and service providers for payment and manages communication with finance team members and other stakeholders as required.
• Oversees the tenancy management process by co-ordinating periodic apartment inspections, evicting residents, and imposing and collecting late fees and other charges within the terms of the agreement.
• Works hand in hand with Health & Safety to drive a safety culture by managing and monitoring the appropriate health & safety and compliance activities including the incident reporting system and ensures that the community operates in a safe and risk free environment.
• Ensures the operation of the community complies with Company policies and procedures and any laws and regulations governing housing operations and residential lettings.
• Manages planned and reactive maintenance and refurbishments engaging marketing and capital projects teams to ensure timely resident communication and completion to a high standard within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Conducts regular community walkabouts and inspections and takes appropriate actions to ensure that the physical aspects of the property, grounds, buildings, and amenities meet established standards for safety, cleanliness, and general appearance and appeal.

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Good level of general education.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proficiency in using property management software. Training will however, be provided.
• A knowledge and understanding of UK Health and Safety policies preferably with some form of recognised training i.e. IOSH or NEBOSH.

Experience & Skills

• Experience of successfully driving leasing performance and managing operations within the property sector or similar environment.
• Experience of leading a team and a proven track record in delivering service excellence in a similar management role/ environment.
• Detailed knowledge of Landlord/Tenant Legislation.
• A strong team player but capable of working autonomously and taking ownership.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi task and prioritise
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Numerical skills necessary to complete the above activities.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills sufficient to recruit, lead, direct, evaluate and manage team members to achieve high performance, including maintenance specialists.
• Self and culturally aware and able to adapt relationship building, communications and negotiation skills to suit audience.
• Flexible approach to working in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to thriving in a changing environment.
• Enthusiasm to deliver an exceptional experience to stakeholders and continuously improve knowledge of self and others.
• Evidence of change management delivery.

• We include a range of benefits for our corporate team members, including competitive pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance, amongst others as standard.

About Greystar

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in investment management, development, and management of rental housing properties globally. The company's business model is unique in its ability to own, operate, and develop multifamily, student, and senior housing across the globe. Building a global platform with a local presence, Greystar continues to expand its geographic reach around the world, bringing a globally interconnected professional rental housing platform and industry funded with institutional capital to countries where the sector does not yet exist. Greystar’s pan – European platform was established in 2013 and has scaled rapidly, now with investment, operational and development presence in the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Spain.

One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we continue to pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, accounting for all protected and identifiable characteristics. We truly value diversity of thought, background and of experience.