Resident Services Manager

Resident Services Manager - Horsham - £39,000 + 20% Discretionary Bonus
My client, a globally established Real Estate Agency, are currently seeking an experienced Resident Services Manager to provide onsite lettings and property services to a build-to-rent residential development in Horsham near Crawley compromising of 227 apartments.
You will be the first point of contact from enquiry stage, viewing the property through to resident move in, ensuring a high level of customer service is provided to residents at all times. You will ensure the tenancy and renewals process is administered and engage with residents to create a sense of community within the development. You will be overseeing 2 employees onsite.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring communal areas and available apartments are well presented and appealing to prospective tenants at all time
• Responding to rental enquiries, booking in and conducting viewings and agreeing offers
• Completing all applicant vetting
• Uploading availability details to marketing portals and updating adverts as necessary, dealing with enquiries, conducting viewings and negotiating offers
• Processing offers and completing all tenancy documentation
• Negotiating renewal tenancy terms and processing the relevant documentation
• Provide first class customer service to residents
• 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
• To act as first point of call for residents to report maintenance issues
• 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
• Organising minor works between tenancies to maintain first class presentation of apartments
• Completing check in and check out reports; determining deposit returns
• Work alongside the RSM to ensure H&S statutory requirements are meet across the development
• Managing, coaching and engaging a small number of onsite team members

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Prior Lettings / Property Management 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
• Experience in undertaking viewings would be an advantage

Salary: £39,000 + Up to 20% discretionary bonus
Hours: 5 over 7 days on various shift patterns
For more information please contact Megan on the Business Support team at Dove & Hawk Property Recruitment.

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