This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Household/Estate Manager to become a valuable team member in a large Kensington-based house with an extensive household team. The role is based in Central London, and will be suitable for a live-out candidate who can get there on daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing household maintenance, general condition and operations, maintaining schedules of works that have been done and are scheduled to be done

• Managing building management systems, including but not limited to electricity, water, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, intruder & fire alarms and asset tagging in order to be the first point of contact when problems arise and to liaise with relevant contractors for repair and maintenance
• Dealing with household recruitment and conducting initial interviews
• Supervision and management of and extensive household team. Effective management of staff rotas and household schedules, holidays and sick days etc. Team leadership and support

• Organising and supervising deliveries, suppliers, contractors and workmen as necessary
• Undertaking a project management responsibility for property construction
• Check and approve all utility and contractor invoices before submission to the owner for settlement, ensuring no duplication or overpayment arises
• Ensuring the household is fully stocked at all times and shopping for all required household items, running household errands

• Personal support to the family as required
• Ensuring all assets and the estate are being managed efficiently
• Other ad hoc duties as directed

Ideally, you will be/have

• Proven experience in a Household/Estate Management role for at least 3 years plus, ideally with responsibilities of project management
• Ideally, you will have an engineering degree and/or sound understanding of building processes and projects
• Excellent organisational and managerial skills
• Results-orientated with the ability to push in challenging situations
• Able to work autonomously and motivate the team
• Fluent in English, Ukrainian, or another Eastern European language would be a plus
• Sound HNW UK-based relevant experience is a must

What is in it for me?

• Estate in a convenient Central London location
• Extended household team to support your household management vision
• Standard work hours with some required flexibility over the weekends
• Secure permanent job
• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus system