Property Manager in Ipswich

We are looking for a proactive and experienced residential Property and Lettings Manager to manage Brunel Living, the property management and lettings arm of the Gainsborough Group. Brunel Living owns £40 million of assets, with £3 million p.a. rental revenue, generated from 165 rental contracts (100 assured shorthold tenancy agreements and 65 units in HMOs, located throughout Somerset and Wiltshire). The business is expected to double in size over the next 3 years and we are looking for an exceptional Property and Lettings Manager to manage this growth.

The Property and Lettings Manager will initially work to enhance and standardise procedures and systems, utilising technology to streamline processes and optimise efficiencies, ensuring all operations are fully compliant and in-line with current legislation, providing the best foundation for growth. Reporting to the MD you will be encouraged to contribute strategic ideas and make changes. Working with autonomy and P&L responsibility you will be empowered to run the business as if it were your own, producing MI and reports (sales, profits, costs, voids, compliance etc.) to measure and monitor your success.

You will retain responsibility for overseeing property and tenant management and work towards taking the lettings process in-house, maximising occupancy rates and optimising both service standards and profitability. You will monitor competition and oversee marketing, with the end goal of providing this full Property Management and Lettings service to other businesses.

The successful Property and Lettings Manager will be keen to work for a small business, where you operate both strategically and hands-on, working to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the business.

Salary and benefits: c.£50,000 + uncapped OTE. You will receive a generous performance related bonus with the opportunity to triple your salary within the next 3 years. The benefits package will be tailored to your motivators, to include a generous company pension, private medical insurance, and an electric car. You will enjoy a highly rewarding career, working for a caring and progressive company who invest in, value and reward their staff.

The Company: Brunel Living is the Lettings and Property management arm of The Gainsborough Group, an ambitious and rapidly expanding high-end Property Developer, based in Pedwell, TA7 a rural village 10 miles from Bridgwater with excellent access to the M5. They are a small company, doing big things, and are passionate about what they do. Established in 2020 they are already enjoying huge success with an annual turnover just short of £100 million.

Skills and experience required:

• Proven experience in lettings management or residential property management
• The flexible approach required when working for a small business.
• Comfortable operating at strategic level but equally happy being hands-on (dealing with maintenance issues, rent arrears etc).
• Strong knowledge of UK property legislation, lettings law, tenancy agreements and property compliance regulations.
• A creative problem-solver, capable of finding solutions to operational issues and managing change.
• Experience of developing, implementing and embedding process improvements.
• Intelligent, highly numerate and technologically astute, proficient in property management software and MS Office.
• Growth orientated, self-motivated and driven, with strong organisational and time management abilities, able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast paced, frequently pressurised environment.
• A confident, articulate, persuasive and diplomatic communicator, with an exceptional customer service approach and the ability to build strong relationships, adjusting communication style to a variety of stakeholders.

Dawn O'Shea manages recruitment directly on behalf of Brunel Living and The Gainsborough Group so NO AGENCIES PLEASE. If you are successful in being short-listed, you will be contacted within 14 days to discuss the role and your requirements in more detail.