Contract Administrator

The Team & Focus of the Role

Would you like to join our established and driven Rural Property Management team in Bedford? Primarily this office serves our clients within rural property management and they are part of a close-knit network across the UK to deliver exceptional results for our clients & ensure their properties and estates are being managed to their maximum potential.

As a Contract Administrator, you will be working closely with our Rural Property Management team, supporting them with a variety of contract administration tasks, including preparing meeting reports and packs ahead of contract meetings, taking minutes and collating various information from our regional leads and feeding back to the client as required. If you're a self-starter who enjoys having a varied workload, then this could be a great opportunity for you.

This is a permanent full-time position on a 37.5 hour contract (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm), however we encourage flexible working and have a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part-time)

Duties will include:

• Attending monthly and quarterly meetings, preparing meeting reports/packs and minute taking.
• Collation and reporting of information from the regional leads, feeding back to the client where necessary.
• Working with a busy property management team to manage private, corporate and educational property portfolios, primarily of a rural and residential nature.
• Liaising with a variety of stakeholders (including clients, contractors and tenants) regarding day-to-day issues, repairs, etc.
• Monitoring regulatory compliance schedules including arranging minor repairs and compliance work across a variety of property types including residential, commercial and agricultural.
• Creating and maintaining a variety of documentation for Estate records, such as tenancy agreements, rent review notices, compliance certificates.
• Maintaining and updating property and tenancy data in our property management software packages (Released and Meridian)
• Ensuring the client files (paper or electronic) are organised correctly
• Supporting Fisher German internal compliance systems such as approved contractors and supplier management
• Site visits where necessary
• Focal Point - invoicing, setting up new jobs, etc
• General administration including filing, organising meetings, etc

The successful candidate will have

• First-class work prioritisation
• Great organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills
• The desire to learn quickly and knowledge share
• Excellent people and communication skills
• The ability to work effectively within a team and independently
• Clean driving licence

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 6-property market sectors; rural, commercial, development, residential, infrastructure services and sustainable energy.

Bring Yourself to Work

It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.