Residential Development Manager

Job title: Development Manager

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: Monday to Friday - 35 hours a week

Location: Fareham & Portsmouth

Profile

Abbatt are seeking a Residential Development Manager to oversee a large new build development located in Fareham and Portsmouth. The ideal candidate will possess experience in residential property and previous experience of operating at a complex estate with multi-facilities.

About the role

• Ability to work alone, there is a caretaker on site
• Multiple small blocks spread across a large estate with a mix of freehold properties
• Working across two sites

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular inspection audits of the site and take/organise remedial action if and when required, ensuring the fabric of the building both externally and internally is maintained and serviced to a high standard.
• Ensure all employees on site provide an efficient, value for money management service to our customers and achieve high standards of performance within a team of individuals to create a welcoming, friendly and courteous environment for our residents.
• Deliver effective service levels, and acting as the representative towards customers, clients and Developers as appropriate, ensuring all areas aspects of the development are fully presentable, serviced and properly maintained. To include building and maintaining working relationships with the committee of any Residents Association / RMC, RTM Co and attending their meetings as appropriate
• Identify and deliver on-going training needs to support the team, utilising appropriate internal and external methods and support as well as conduct frequent reviews with direct reports providing constructive feedback and coaching, ensuring KPI's and SLA's are met.
• Monitor and manage performance, setting guidelines, managing holiday / sickness absences and organise shift cover, undertaking or organising emergency cover as required.
• Effective cost control and review of expenditure and accounts, including assisting with setting service charges and presenting of accounts together with preparation and presentation of bi-monthly financial summary reports.
• Hold proactive customer and contractors and client meetings, ensuring issues are promptly administered and dealt with within the agreed timeframes.
• Investigating and responding to complaints.
• Support with the monitoring and supervision of contractors, carrying out works on and around the development. Raising of works orders and ensuring all orders are monitored and delivered within the designated time frame. Ensuring reactive/planned works are conducted to a high quality.
• Ensure all irregular incidents are investigated and reported to the Development Manager. To provide a response to emergency queries (out of normal office hours) directing colleagues as appropriate including attendance where necessary.

Requirements:

• Driving License

If this would be something of interest, please apply with your CV and Niamh will be in touch