Trainee / assistant Property Manager

Uniq Block Management are seeking a Trainee Property Manager, customer focused Property Manager to act for a range of clients and to Support the Senior Property Managers the management of prestigious and growing mixed use portfolios.
ABOUT THE TEAM
This role sits within the Property Management Team reporting directly to the Director and Senior PM's

Role Purpose
You will be a key contact for residential leaseholders on all elements of the mixed-use services and budgets. You will ensure that management services delivered by UBM are safe, compliant, fairly and reasonably priced and in adherence to our management agreement.
You will support the Director and other senior team members responsible for governing department-level strategies and you will make recommendations and reports into senior managers on any issues or opportunities arising, where a decision, action or change in strategy would benefit clients, customers or the organisation., Day to day operations, establishing and maintaining standards, goals, objectives and priorities, ensuring the property is always maintained within reasonable cost parameters, contributing to a quality, safe and healthy residential environment
Ensure effective and active asset management of the residential elements (including any Registered Providers/Affordable Housing elements) to include financial performance e.g. cost control, revenue strategies, and debt control
Where applicable, prepare building service charge budgets for presentation, in conjunction with estate, to Client and Leaseholders ensuring accuracy, robust apportionment reasoning and supporting benchmarking processes and data
Work closely with UBM Commercial Surveyors, FMs and Procurement Teams to understand and advise on estate-wide service charge budgets ensuring these are prepared and issued in accordance with legislation and in a timely manner
Ensure tight financial management of rents, service charges and insurance premiums ensuring all management and ad-hoc fee invoices are raised in accordance with contracts and paid promptly
Review and where necessary produce building management strategies
Monitor credit control and ensure best practices
Landlord and Tenant liaison and management of lease obligations across the portfolio
Work with Building Management team to support Community Investment strategy/delivery and day to day operations
Attend Client and leaseholder meetings as required, with some attendance out of office hours where reasonably necessary
Apply professionalism, accountability, and integrity in all dealings for and on behalf of clients and within UBM
Maintain industry best practice and showcase Residential environment, carrying out tours to potential clients, industry, other external visitors
Participate as directed in departmental strategies/projects and departmental business development activities
Support and provide input into the Asset Management strategy for the Residential Mix Use Portfolios working closely with the senior team members

This is a trainee role so experience is not required. We are look for someone eager to learn this role and grow over many years within the company. Training/Courses will be provided.
Computing skills with capabilities in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Forward thinking and proactive
Excellent presentation skills

Person Specification
Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Maintains positive attitude within themselves and their wider team
Accurate with exceptional attention to detail
Pro-active and enjoys working autonomously and as part of a wider team
Confident and passionate team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients
Flexible approach to work, including the requirement to attend evening meetings with customers where necessary.
Interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to facilitate communication with a range of different stakeholder groups and to flex communication styles to yield positive interactions.
Understands and appreciates the importance of using discretion and when confidentiality and other protective processes must be applied to written, verbal and electronic communications.
We believe in dynamic and different approaches in building effective teams and excellent client

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  Uniq Block Management having over 15 years' experience In property and estate management specialises in small blocks across London Essex and Hertfordshire. Our Property Management department is located in Hertfordshire very close to the M1

Lee GardnerActive 11 hours ago