Block Manager

Block Manager - Essex Portfolio
Colchester | Chelmsford | Ipswich
£36,000 - £40,000 + £4,500 car allowance

Role Overview
We're working with a leading property management company to find an experienced Property Manager to take over a vacant region in their Essex portfolio. You'd join a well-established business, build strong relationships with residents and directors, and make a regional patch your own.

The portfolio has around 25 mixed-tenure sites of varying sizes, about 1,500 units in total, across the Colchester, Chelmsford and Ipswich areas. The role is regionally based, with regular site visits supported by a car allowance.

The Portfolio

• Locations: Colchester, Chelmsford and Ipswich, with sites across the surrounding region
  
  
• Composition: mixed-tenure developments of varying sizes
  
  
• Scale: around 25 sites, about 1,500 units
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Be the main point of contact for residents, leaseholders, RMC/RTM directors and freeholders
  
  
• Carry out regular site inspections, spot maintenance needs and keep sites to a high standard
  
  
• Prepare, manage and monitor service charge budgets, working with the accounts team on year-end accounts
  
  
• Instruct and manage contractors: get quotes, raise works orders and oversee the quality of the work
  
  
• Run Section 20 consultations for major works and qualifying long-term agreements
  
  
• Keep every site compliant, including fire risk assessments, health and safety, insurance and building safety
  
  
• Handle lease enquiries, breaches, LPE1 requests and resident queries promptly and professionally
  
  
• Attend and present at AGMs and directors' meetings, including some evenings
  
  
• Monitor arrears and support credit control
  
  
• Keep accurate records on the property management system
  
  

About You

• Proven experience as a Property Manager or Block Manager, ideally in residential block or mixed-tenure management
  
  
• Sound knowledge of landlord and tenant legislation, service charges and Section 20
  
  
• Awareness of building safety and compliance requirements, including the Building Safety Act 2022
  
  
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy portfolio spread across a wide area
  
  
• Confident communicator with residents, directors and contractors
  
  
• IRPM / TPI qualification (or working towards one) is desirable
  
  
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car
  
  

The Package

• Salary: £36,000 - £40,000, depending on experience
  
  
• Car allowance: £4,500 per year
  
  
• A role with an established, leading property management company, with ongoing support and development
  
  

How to Apply
For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact Annie McGrandles at PMR on annie.mcgrandles@pmr.uk.com.