Property Manager

FirstPort; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

FirstPort is seeking a Field-based Property Manager to oversee a portfolio across Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. You will manage your diary, visit sites, and lead meetings with stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.

You will oversee expenditure, budgets, and service charges, while maintaining health and safety compliance. The role involves regular travel and collaboration with a newly formed team focused on resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must be able to drive and travel to sites within your portfolio.
• Experience in block management and housing estates.
• Confident communicator able to present updates and financial information.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own schedule and travel to site visits within the portfolio.
• Organise and lead meetings with stakeholders to influence decisions.
• Oversee and authorise expenditure, review service charges and budgets.
• Support credit control to manage debt across the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations across properties.

Skills

Driving license

Communication skills

Property management

Health & safety knowledge

Job description

Location: Field based (covering a portfolio in/around) Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cheshire

Salary: Competitive salary plus car allowance £4,500, plus benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week)

Why FirstPort?

FirstPort, are on an ambitious journey to redefine excellence in UK residential property management. We are committed to elevating and resetting industry standards to be themost trusted and professional residential property management company.

By joining us as aProperty Manager, you will play a pivotal role in achieving our vision:

• Impactful Work: You will directly support FirstPort’s mission to elevate industry standards and provide an exceptional service to our customers.


• Professional Growth: With access to accredited training and development programmes, you will be empowered to reach your potential.


• Supportive Environment: We foster a culture where collaboration and innovation thrive, ensuring you feel valued and supported every step of the way.


• A Future of Opportunity: Be part of a forward-thinking organisation that is shaping the future of residential property management in the UK.

At the core of everything we do are our leadership principles:

• Collaborative: We work together, combining expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes for our customers


• Consistent: We deliver dependable results, building trust with customers and colleagues.


• Simple: We simplify the complex, ensuring our financial processes are straightforward and understood.


• Clear: We communicate with clarity, making information accessible and transparent to all stakeholders.

Your Role, Your Impact

As aProperty Manager,you’ll take charge of your own diary and become the go‑to expert for all day‑to‑day property management queries. You’ll play a key role in driving the success of your portfolio, with the full support of dedicated services to help you achieve your goals and ensure smooth operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage your own schedule remotely, prioritising properties that need more attention and conducting regular site visits.


• Organise and lead meetings with key stakeholders, influencing decisions and resolving disputes.


• Oversee and authorise all expenditure, ensuring financial control and value for customers, while reviewing service charge accounts and budgets.


• Work with credit control to manage debt effectively across your portfolio.


• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations, including fire safety, asbestos, and water hygiene controls.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Must be able to drive and have your own transport, as the role involves regular travel to sites within your portfolio.


• Join a newly formed team at a pivotal stage, offering an exciting opportunity for growth.


• Experienced in both block management and housing estates, with a strong commitment to delivering excellent service to residents.


• Confident communicator, able to build relationships with various customers and clients, and effectively present complex updates and financial information.


• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and Residential Landlord & Tenant legislation.

What’s in it for you?

Our customers deserve the best and the same applies to our people. We will provide you with the technology, training and support that you need to do your job well. We offer competitive salaries and a range of benefit packages depending on the grade of your role, such as private medical insurance, pension contributions and life assurance. In addition, we also offer a range of exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you, and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health, including discounted gym membership for all colleagues.

Diversity

We’re committed to promoting diversity at FirstPort and recruit on merit. We will ensure we make any adjustments that we can to support both through the recruitment and on-boarding process.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK without restrictions, and documented evidence of eligibility will be required.

Join us at FirstPort, where we not only manage properties but strive to lead and transform the industry. Together, we can make a difference – for our customers, our colleagues, and the future of residential property management in the UK.

Elevate your career. Reset the standard. Join FirstPort.