Senior Estates Project Manager

SENIOR ESTATES PROJECT MANAGER POSITION AT PREMIER ESTATES

LOCATION – Hybrid (Home /Office - 74 King Edward St, Macclesfield SK10 1AT)

WORKING HOURS – Monday to Friday 0900 – 1730

SALARY – Competitive

CONTRACT – Full-time, 12 Month Contract

ABOUT US

Premier Estates is an award-winning managing agent that successfully maintains one of the largest and most diverse residential property portfolios in the UK. Our success is founded on the fundamental principal of effective communication and unsurpassed customer service, establishing rewarding and lasting relationships with our many satisfied clients.

BENEFITS

Hybrid working
Day off on your Birthday
Free staff events
Westfield Health cash back plan, with surgery options
25 days holiday, plus the option to buy extra holiday
Christmas closureJOB DESCRIPTION

The Estates Project Team is a support team that sits alongside our Estates Team. It is a relatively new team and it needs to be flexible and adapt to changes within the Company and across the wider industry.

The purpose of the role is to lead and monitor external façade remediation across the mid-rise portfolio, along with other fire safety and non-fire safety works and projects.

The Senior Estates Project Manager will develop relationships with a number of third parties including surveyors, solicitors, and government departments and will interact directly with those parties, providing updates and summaries to relevant Estates Teams, and protecting them from involvement where possible.

The Senior Estates Project Manager will instruct and advise the Estates Teams where required but is ultimately a support team.

The Senior Estates Project Manager will be customer and client facing. There will be a requirement to liaise directly with clients and attend meetings as required.

The Senior Estates Project Manager will support the Head of Estates Project Management and be the line manager to the Estates Project Coordinator and a Estates Project Manager.

MAIN DUTIES

Ensuring progress in all projects assigned to the role.
Leading on external façade remediation projects to mid-rise buildings across the portfolio.
Reviewing FRAEWs / external wall surveys to understand the contents and recommendations contained within them. Challenging fire engineers / surveyors where recommendations are not clear or appear unreasonable.
Ensuring any interim measures recommended within FRAEWs, external wall surveys or FRAs are complied with, liaising with the Estates Team as required. This may include the installation of fire alarm systems, implementation of a Waking Watch, or other actions.
Progressing associated government fund application processes (i.e. Cladding Safety Scheme), liaising with government departments and updating online portals as required. Ensuring the terms of government funding are complied with.
Pursuing developers associated with developer remediation projects.
Pulling together project teams for large scale remediation projects including lead consultants, fire engineers, quantity surveyors, clerk of works etc as required. Ensuring all project team appointments are formalised.
Instructing solicitors to undertake all legal aspects of large scale remediation projects, including consultant appointments, reviewing government funding agreements, developer remediation agreements, and works contracts as required.
Progressing other fire safety and non-fire safety projects that are taken on by the Estates Project Team, including (but not limited to) redecorations, M&E replacements, refurbishments, roof works etc.
Liaising closely with the Estates Teams, providing updates as required and protecting them from involvement with projects as much as possible.
Ensuring works are compliant with Health & Safety legislation; reviewing RAMS, ensuring notifiable works are registered with the HSE, monitoring works progression as required.
Ensuring all planning and building control requirements applicable to projects are complied with.
Ensuring all projects have client approval and sign-off. Maintaining close control of funding required for projects, ensuring they are adequately funded and do not exceed budgets.
Liaising with clients and developers as required and maintaining a good relationship with them. This will include written correspondence, periodic reporting requirements, and attending meetings etc.
Maintaining a project tracker to ensure all steps are followed, and to enable oversight by other members of the team.
Following and keeping up to date with government advice and legislation relating to building safety remediation, and ensuring an awareness of any changes that will impact projects.
Line managing the Estates Project Coordinator and Estates Project Manager.
Proving support to the Head of Estates Project Management as required and taking a leading role in the success of the Estates Project Team.
Keeping up to date with leasehold property management generally, along with changes / issues / pressures etc that impact the wider Estates Team.
Undertaking other general duties as required from time to time to assist in the success of Premier Estates.Please Note: You will be provided with the relevant guidance and support to be successful in the role

REQUIREMENTS

Experience in administering high value projects within property management.
Experience working with various stakeholders simultaneously including clients, contractors, external bodies and internal stakeholders.
Liaison with surveyors, solicitors and other professionals.
Excellent customer service.
Highly organised and able to prioritise workload.
Ability and confidence in arranging and chairing meetings.
A good understanding of building construction methods and fire safety.
Competent user of Microsoft Office software.
Able to accurately interpret external wall surveys, dilapidation reports etc.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Provide clear and concise summaries of, at times, complex matters.For more information about this position, or to find out more about Premier Estates, please visit our who will be happy to help and provide further details.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK without restrictions. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates. Employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check, satisfactory references, and, where required, the ability to engage in insurance-related activities checks