Student Housing GM (12-Month FTC) – Lead & Elevate

Fresh Property Group Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training team

25 days holiday + BH

Health cash plan

Wellbeing programme

Cycle to work

Exclusive shopping discounts

Life Insurance

Career progression

Job summary

Fresh are seeking a General Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover) to lead a thriving student accommodation community. This hands-on senior role requires taking full accountability for building performance, leading a high-performing team, and delivering strong commercial results and outstanding customer experience.

The position offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with work between 8am and 6pm, allowing evenings, weekends and Christmas periods off to focus on what matters most.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with a track record of delivering sales or revenue targets.
• Confidence in managing compliance, safety and operational risk.
• A genuine passion for people, service and community-building.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead and develop the on-site team including performance management in line with company policies.
• Proactively drive and convert sales by working towards business-wide KPIs, while motivating and supporting team members to achieve their targets.
• Control site budgets, forecasting and expenditure.
• Own the end-to-end resident journey from enquiry to check out.
• Oversee all aspects of site operations, ensuring site operates safely, efficiently and remains fully compliant.
• Act as the primary representative of the Fresh brand, managing stakeholder and client relationships.
• Drive service standards, resident satisfaction and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Sales targets

Budget management

Safety compliance

Job description

Fresh are seeking a General Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover) to lead a thriving student accommodation community. This hands-on senior role requires taking full accountability for building performance, leading a high-performing team, and delivering strong commercial results and outstanding customer experience.

The position offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with work between 8am and 6pm, allowing evenings, weekends and Christmas periods off to focus on what matters most.