Property Portfolio Manager

Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for over 60 years and is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not just building homes, but creating vibrant sustainable communities.

Crest Nicholson are currently looking to recruit a Property Portfolio Manager in a new and important role in our Group Function.

The Property Portfolio Manager role offers both variety and scope for development. Working with the Executive Committee, Divisional Business Units and other internal and external stakeholders, the key elements of the role are as follows:

• Oversight of the appointment and performance of our panel of Managing Agents and setting up Resident Management Companies (RMCs).
• Optimisation of the assets owned / controlled by Crest, including divesting of them to other organisations or residents as appropriate.
• Ensuring Crest complies with its duties under the Building Safety Act (BSA), including undertaking the Role of Building Safety Director on a small portfolio of High-Risk Buildings (as defined under the BSA).
• To ensure Crest employees and stakeholders have sufficient information, training and oversight to achieve regulatory compliance and meet our obligations to customers.
• Maintaining good knowledge of associated legislation and the practical implementation of it, including maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders, institutions, experts and regulators.

The location of this role is flexible with remote/hybrid working. It will require regular attendance at Head Office in Addlestone, Divisional offices and on site at the location of the portfolio of buildings. Applicants are invited from all locations within the Crest operating area.

Experience required:

• Preferably have a minimum of 5 year’s experience at a leading Managing Agent with Developer clients, and have a working knowledge of the housebuilding industry and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to fire safety;
• Understand the role and requirements of RMC Directors and the ongoing instructions required by the managing agent
• Have excellent organisational skills and creativity to devise streamlined processes, with capacity to manage a large number of RMCs
• Good spreadsheet management and reporting
• An ability to identify challenges, seek solutions and influence others
• Comprehensive IT skills.

The Company

Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities.

We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings. Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.

As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include:

• Competitive Salary
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Private pension
• Private healthcare and cash plan options
• 25 days' annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share save scheme
• Gym membership discounts

We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles.

We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.