Vacancy at ELM Group
Visiting Estate Manager (35 hours per week)
Burford, Oxfordshire
Are you familiar with property maintenance, have good people skills and experience managing contractors? 94% of our employees enjoy coming to work every day, do you want to join a not-for profit, ethical organisation that puts its customers first?
About the role
ELM Group is a leading residential estate management company, who manage a number of exclusive and beautifully landscaped developments in Oxfordshire. This stylish retirement development is in the popular area of Burford, comprising 67 units. We are looking for a professional, enthusiastic and responsive Estate Manager to take on the running of this estate, fully supported by an Area Manager and a comprehensive office team. Responsible for the day to day running of the estate, monitoring health and safety compliance and ensuring the buildings and grounds maintain their high standard this role is essential to providing an enviable place to live.
About you
As an ELM Group Estate Manager, you will represent the organisation to a high standard, with a professional, friendly and hands on approach to the management of your development. You will be customer focused and possess excellent communication skills. This role will suit someone who has had previous experience in building maintenance; you will be able to work in a pro-active manner and find solutions. Being self-motivated and organised in your approach, you will enjoy a practical role involving light maintenance, cleaning and gardening; although you will work independently, you will regularly engage with and receive support from the responsive team at ELM head office. You will have a genuine interest in providing great service and making a difference to this site; taking pride in the estate and showing attention to detail, keeping accurate health and safety records and tracking the progression of ongoing tasks and Leaseholder enquiries.
The successful candidate should be confident using IT systems, with good DIY, maintenance and some gardening experience and skills desirable. A strong understanding of health and safety as well as compliance requirements is essential.
This role is subject to a DBS check.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am-5:00pm, 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,719 per annum
Key responsibilities
Please visit our website to read the job description. This is a generic role which means there will be additional tasks that are specific to each estate; if you are shortlisted we will advise you of these at interview.
Benefits
We believe our staff are at the forefront of our commitment to provide an excellent service to our leaseholders, we offer competitive salaries and comprehensive induction training to help you settle confidently into your role. Please have a look at the rewards and benefits page on our website to see what else will be available to you as an ELM employee.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send us your up-to-date CV. An application or Skills Summary form (downloadable from the Application page on our website) is really beneficial as they give you the opportunity to show where your experience and skills can be applied to this role. We review CV's on a regular basis and shortlisted candidates will initially be invited for a tour of the estate, following which, suitable candidates will be offered a final interview.
This role is similar to other roles in the industry, such as property manager, development manager, facilities manager, if this sounds like you please get in touch.
Not in your area? We have a mix of full time, part time and relief roles available across the south of England, please visit the current vacancies page on our website, to see what is available near you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,719.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
Experience:
* Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
* Gardening: 1 year (preferred)
* Property management: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person