Residence Manager

UPP Ltd; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 49 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave policy

Training

Cycle to work scheme

Two paid volunteering or personal dev.

Résumé du poste

UPP Ltd is seeking a Residence Manager to lead day-to-day operations at Eleanor Rosa House Halls of Residence in London Stratford. The role requires coordinating soft services, staff performance and maintaining high SLA standards, while ensuring a safe, welcoming student living environment.

The successful candidate will supervise multiple teams, monitor maintenance schedules, ensure statutory compliance, and handle escalated enquiries.

Qualifications

• Excellent people skills with demonstrable experience managing multi-discipline teams in hospitality, facilities management or residential environments.
• Knowledge of financial management and reporting, health and safety legislation, and statutory H&S testing.
• Experience in long-term planning and day-to-day operations oversight.

Responsabilités

• Liaise with residents, delegates, contractors and visitors in a professional manner.
• Promote a culture of customer service excellence within the team.
• Manage enquiries and complaints, escalating as necessary.
• Supervise, recruit, induct, train and appraise staff in Maintenance, Out of Hours Facilities Team and Residence Supervisor; monitor performance and training records.

Connaissances

People management

Financial management

Health and safety

Long-term planning

Communication

Description du poste

A successful university campus is about so much more than buildings. It’s about the environment, the atmosphere and the people – creating that sense of home that will help students feel safe, secure, and help them thrive.We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Residence Manager to join our team onsite at Eleanor Rosa House Halls of Residence, London Stratford.This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, 9am-5.30pm. The salary is £44,558 per annum depending on experience.The Residence Manager is a key role responsible for managing the day-to-day activities at this university campus which will include delivery of soft services and ensuring adherence to the Service Level Agreement. Leading by example and supporting the onsite team to ensure a comprehensive, effective, and efficient service for the customer.Role responsibilities include:Liaise with residents, delegates, contractors, and visitors in an efficient and professional mannerPromote a culture of customer service excellence within the teamManage all enquiries and complaints effectively, escalating them as necessarySupervise, recruit, induct, train and appraise the Maintenance, Out of Hours Facilities Team and Residence Supervisor staff as well as the monitoring of performance, training records and carrying out 1:1 meetingsReview and implement site procedures, ensuring service standards are achieved in line within the SLA’sManage the delivery of the planned and preventative maintenance schedule ensuring that statutory compliance for the property is up to date.Carry out regular inspections of the accommodation and reporting any maintenance defects. Reporting any investigating incidents and accidents as they occurConduct site audits and attend University meetings as requiredMaintain and adhere to the Health and Safety at Work Act provisions in all dutiesRespond to callouts in an emergency situation out of normal working office hours and participate in a management escalation rotaProvide cover for the General Managers as requiredWe are looking for you to have excellent people skills with demonstrable experience of effectively managing multi-discipline teams within a hospitality, facilities management or residential environment.You will also have knowledge and understanding of financial management and reporting, health and safety legislation, statutory H&S testing, and experience of long-term planning and overseeing day to day operations.This is a varied and challenging role which requires excellent communication and organisational skills, decision making, flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workloads and resources, in order to meet deadlines and provide a great customer experience.Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting, inclusive of employment referencing covering the past three years and you may be subject to additional vetting and barring checks to ensure your suitability for the role, which could include completing a basic DBS.In return, we are offering a busy and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life assurance, enhanced family leave policy, training, two paid volunteering or personal development days and cycle to work scheme. Check out our website for more information about UPP, our culture and benefits.UPP welcome all applications and recognise the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents, and our university partners.We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments which would support you through our recruitment process and also help you to thrive at work.Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect, are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.We are a team with energy, pace and passion; if that sounds like you, apply today.