Resident Services Manager - Central London - Maternity Cover

PMR are seeking an energetic and dedicated Resident Services Manager to manage our client's Build to Rent residential development based in central London covering maternity leave for 9 months. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly expanding and flourishing Build to Rent sector.

This role will involve providing on-site lettings and property management services to this exciting development in central London. You will be the first point of contact from enquiry stage, viewing the property through to resident move in. As well as, ensuring all statutory H&S requirements are met and engage with residents to create a sense of community within the development.

The Resident Services Manager will be the face of the brand, delivering the highest levels of customer service to ensure residents have the best rental experience and line managing a small on-site team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Forging productive relationships with key service partners such as the estate developers, contractors and wider estate managers for the benefit of residents and seeking economies of scale for the efficient running of the building
• Organising and running tenant services via third parties and in house
• Ensuring up to date resident communication via various channels including social media
• Seeking special offers and discounts for residents from local businesses
• Creating a community feel through communication, events and innovations
• Co-ordinating all contractor appointments and defect warranty repairs, logging issues in order that required service levels are attained
• Carrying out regular inspections of communal areas and apartments
• Responsible for Health and Safety compliance coordination utilising company systems; liaising with the Estate and Facilities managers where required
• Organising minor works between tenancies to maintain first class presentation of apartments
• Meet and greet with all new tenants; providing Welcome Packs and new tenancy information
• Completing check in and check out reports; determining deposit returns
• Assisting the credit control team to ensure the timely payment of rents and liaising with residents to address problem cases
• Undertaking tenancy renewals, driving rental growth
• Providing regular asset performance reports and attending monthly meetings with line manager
• Driving rental growth, ensuring that rents in the building are maximised yet competitive within the local market
• Managing the building expenditure budget and ensuring value for money from suppliers, maximising the net operating income
• Dealing with initial enquiries, booking in viewings and negotiating offers
• Agreeing leasing offers and processing these in line with company procedures
• Post initial let up, uploading availability details to marketing portals and updating adverts as necessary
• Completing all applicant vetting in line with company procedures

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong customer service ethic / background
• 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 - Preferred