This is a great opportunity for an experienced Estate Manager to join a large estate in Reading as an Estate/Household Manager. You will work with an extensive team of household staff, as well as farm and vineyard staff. You will become a main point of contact for the Principal and the family.
Responsibilities
- Communication and Engagement:
- Engage effectively with site staff, contractors, and consultants to continuously improve the efficiency, quality, and value of the property.
- Ensure that all operational requirements, property rules, regulations, and health and safety standards are clearly communicated, understood, and followed.
- Respond promptly to queries or complaints, addressing these constructively and striving for timely resolutions.
- Maintenance and Quality Control:
- Maintain the highest level of cleaning, security, and maintenance quality standards throughout the property.
- Ensure high standards of presentation, quality, and visual appearance throughout the estate.
- Financial Management:
- Assist in preparing and delivering budgets.
- Provide detailed reports for any insurance claims, remedial works, or improvements.
- Operational Oversight:
- Track, measure, and report on all relevant site operations, recommending improvements as needed.
- Oversee the efficient administration of all supporting services for the property, including HR, finance, property management, health and safety, security, utilities, and insurance.
- Strategic and Development Planning:
- Plan and implement all development projects within agreed budgets and timeframes.
- Develop and implement an estate-wide strategic plan, including the management of woodland, vineyards, amenity grassland, water bodies, gardens, and other estate projects.
- Human Resource Management:
- Effectively manage all staff based on the property, ensuring a motivated and efficient workforce.
- Responsible for all health and safety procedures on the estate, ensuring compliance and safety at all times.
Key skills
- At least 5 years of experience working within a facilities or estate management environment at a supervisory or management level.
- Experience working with high-net-worth clients is preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, well-presented and well-spoken, with a positive approach to work.
- IOSH and NEBOSH qualifications would be an advantage.
- Russian language skills would be a big plus.
- A valid UK driving license would be an advantage.
- Flexibility to work on Saturdays and Sundays as needed.
Job advantages
- Live-in or live-out (if lives locally only, so the travel can be easy) options available.
- Lovely team and a gorgeous vibrant estate to look after.
- Stable, permanent job.
- Partners can be welcome.
- Well-behaved dogs are welcome if used to horses.
