Property Services Manager (Maternity Cover)

Do you have experience in property management? Are you experienced in negotiations? Are you an excellent communicator? Do you have strong leadership and team management skills?

We are looking for a Property Services Manager (Maternity Cover) to be responsible for overseeing the management of the RSC residential properties, providing accommodation services to actors and creatives, ensuring all contracts and information regarding our property portfolio is accurate and up to date, participating in the long-term planning of the long-term development of the estate.

Reporting to the Director of Estates and IT, key areas of responsibility include:

• Lead all aspects of accommodation services, ensuring our residential properties are maintained to the highest standards and that all using our properties experience excellent levels of accommodation and services.
• Manage council tax, insurance and service charges for our residential and commercial portfolio.
• Liaise with tenants, landlords and other stakeholders to address issues related to occupancy, maintenance and property compliance.
• Line management of the Accommodation Officer, Accommodation Administrator, Residential Housekeepers and Porters, creating a positive and collaborative working environment.
• Manage the budgets set for Property and Accommodation Services for the FY 25/26.
• Ensure all RSC properties and accommodation adhere to health, safety and fire regulations and undertake duties as laid out in the RSC Fire Policy.

To be suitable for this role, it is essential that you have the following knowledge and experience:

• Significant experience in property management, facilities management, or a related field.
• Excellent understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations preferably with IOSH or NEBOSH qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management and cost control.
• Experience of negotiations.
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

This is a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover position for 12 months, based in Stratford upon Avon. You will be working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday although some flexibility will be needed. Occasional weekend working will be required, especially on turnaround weekends. Time off in lieu will be given for any weekend work.

Application Process

All applications should be made online using the RSC website. If you need any assistance when applying, please email.

The role will close at midnight on Sunday 11 May, with interviews to take place shortly after.

About the RSC

The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability. We can offer great and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals. We believe that safeguarding children and adults is everyone's responsibility, and everybody working at the RSC has a duty to place safeguarding at the heart of their work. We welcome candidates who will support and advocate the RSC's environmental objectives continuing to improve our sustainability work and actions both on and off stage.