General Manager BTR

Cz Ceb; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious real estate firm seeks a General Manager for a BTR development in Milton Keynes. The role involves overseeing daily operations, managing teams, and ensuring an exceptional resident experience while adhering to health and safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have proven managerial experience and a strong customer service background.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a residential development to exceptional standards.
• Experience managing a team of at least 6 people.
• Proven ability to manage expenditure against budget.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for onsite lettings, property management, and maintenance teams.
• Ensure smooth running of site and compliance with H&S requirements.
• Provide induction training for all team members and lead performance management.

Skills

Customer Service Ethic

Team Management

Financial Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Decision-Making

Education

ARLA / IOSH (Desirable)

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General Manager BTR - Milton Keynes - £50,000 to £55,000 + 20% Discretionary Bonus

My client, a globally established and prestigious Real Estate firm, are currently seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee the delivery and day-to-day operations on a BTR development in Milton Keynes comprimising 306 units and various amenity spaces.

The successful candidate will be accountable for onsite lettings, property management and maintenance teams to ensure the successful delivery of services to residents and the client. You will be responsible for improving efficiency and increasing profits whilst maintaining a market leading resident experience.

You will have overall responsibility for the operations and performance of your development. You will be ensuring the smooth running of your site, all statutory H&S requirements are met, leading on sustainability and customer experience initiatives and ensuring that your team engage with residents in a professional and approachable manner.

From time to time, your role will also to be to support the Senior Portfolio Manager in other areas of the portfolio where required such as site visits to other assets, mentoring Residents Services Managers and helping to shape the future strategy for the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

BTR experience at a similar level is required.

Staff Management

• Provide induction training for all team members
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities
• Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility where required
• Lead employees using a performance management and development process that provides an overall context and framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal setting, feedback, and performance development planning
• Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary
• Complete regular 121 meetings with the the onsite team leaders and ensure they are also doing the same with their direct line reports
• Lead employees to meet and exceed the organisation's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment
• Build a team within each asset and create a sense of synergy across the portfolio
  
  

Leasing

• Provide the Leasing Manager and Client with insight in to the local market, competitors and local demographic
• Liaise with the Leasing Manager and Marketing executive to agree leasing & marketing strategy for the initial let up phase of the development and once the development becomes stabilised
• Where required assist the Resident Services Manager/Leasing Manager with the resident journey from enquiry through to move in
• Conduct regular market appraisals and provide the Leasing Manager/client with feedback regarding pricing strategy etc
  
  

Property

• Conduct weekly building checks within each asset and feedback issues to the Resident Services Manager to rectify
• Maintain excellent working relationships with external contractors and suppliers
• Work with the Facilities Manager to agree PPM contracts for your development
• Being the lead within your cluster when it comes to legal action and insurance claims
• Liaising with FM on all external and grounds maintenance issues
• Responsible for Health and Safety compliance coordination utilising systems; liaising with the Estate managers where required
• Meet regularly with the FM to discuss compliance measures within each property
• Schedule and carry out where applicable all statutory training with team
• In the event of any major incident or crisis be available to support team
  
  

Customer Service

• Creating a best in class community through communication, events and innovations
• Coordinating social media activity in conjunction with in house marketing team
• Be the first point of contact for your team regarding any complex resident complaints to ensure these are resolved within agreed KPI criteria
• Ensure all of your team are providing excellent service to residents
• Relentless approach to improving standards and ensuring all the team are focused on delivering against their resident experience KPIs
  
  

Experience Required

• Proven ability to managing a residential development to exceptional standards
• Strong customer service ethic / background
• Experience in managing a team of at least 6 people
• Experience in managing expenditure against budget
• Understanding H&S compliance and complex building matters is a must
• Positive, can do attitude
• Common sense approach
• Ability to think on their feet and make considered decisions
• Outgoing, warm and friendly personality
• Organised, meticulous, tenacious
• Excellent written and spoken etiquette
• IT literate and Social media savvy
• Strong financial management skills
• ARLA / IOSH are Desirable
  
  

Hours: 5 over 7 days, 9am to 6pm but flexibility required

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management

• Industries

  Retail

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