Property Manager - Student Accommodation

Property Manager - Student Accommodation (PBSA)

Location: Derby

Salary: GBP30,000

We are working with a leading PBSA provider who are looking for a Property Manager to oversee a bespoke Student Accommodation Building in Derby.

The role:

• To lead and manage the Accommodation Team at your site to ensure the smooth running of all services to meet tenant and client needs.
• Liaise with the students on a day to day basis, being the point to interface with relating to open days, intake and departures, student wellbeing and behaviour, events management, damage recharges, monthly reporting and attendance at monthly meetings where notified by the Head of Operations.
• Be responsible for organising and managing the check in, check out and room turnaround process and delivery of Summer Turnaround of the accommodation building which involves project managing the successful cleaning and maintenance of the building during the 4- week period of student changeover.
• Be responsible for complaints and flat disputes, ensuring the satisfactory resolution and that the outcome is reported to management where necessary.
• Be responsible for the Health and Safety of the site in line with statutory legislation and internal company procedures and management of the site in compliance with ANUK National Code of Standards.
• Take ownership of resolving and supporting with any incidents or accidents which occur out of hours.
• Be responsible for the implementation and measurement of customer experience within the Property which is monitored through internal and external student surveys.
• Be responsible for undertaking Property audits on a regular basis ensuring that safe working practices are in place and contracted services are being delivered to a high quality.
• Ensuring that the property is adequately and appropriately resourced and that the workload is allocated accordingly.
• Manage and develop capability across the property team, raising performance through coaching and feedback, using performance management methods where appropriate.
• Liaison with central support team and management.
• Overall accountability for property performance against KPIs, including customer satisfaction, compliance & financial information.
• Undertake monthly property KPI and financial reporting, ensuring set deadlines are met.
• Instigate new initiatives in conjunction with the University or College relating to student experience or property efficiency, such as, energy saving awareness.
• Create and maintain effective working relationships with key client, University, College and local contact personnel and engage with third party suppliers and local business to create a bespoke events and activities program for the student tenants on site.
• Implement and manage service or performance improvements and customer satisfaction.
• Work collaboratively with the wider property management team to share best practice.
• Hold regular 1-1's with direct reports and set realistic objectives.
• To be vigilant regarding student welfare issues and to report any student problem or any unusual behaviours to your line manager immediately.
• Be accountable for the Sales Performance of Student Accommodation lettings, creating and driving an enthusiastic and focused accommodation team to deliver 100% occupancy of the accommodation
• Manage and be accountable for the site P&L to ensure that all operational and site costs are kept within Budget.

Requirments:

• Management experience
• Experience of targeted sales and managing a team to achieve excellent results
• Excellent communication skills in written, face to face and telephone
• Organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously
• Experience in hospitality, facilities management or property management desirable
• Understanding of P&L and Budgets
• Computer literate and able to use Microsoft Office programs

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