Property Manager (Maternity Cover - 14 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Property Manager (Maternity Cover - 14 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Do you have experience working with a nationwide, multi site property portfolio, ideally within a care home, housing provider or supported living organisation? Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with a learning disability?

If the answer to the above is yes, we encourage you to keep reading.

About the role

Mencap is currently looking for an experienced Property Manager to join our Property Team on a 14 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. This is a full time, flexible working role, with travel required across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

You'll play a vital role in ensuring our diverse property portfolio is safe, compliant and fit for purpose, helping us deliver high quality services for the people we support, our colleagues and volunteers.

The Property Team at Mencap plays a critical role in supporting our organisational mission. The team is responsible for the day to day management of a national and diverse property portfolio, including supported living accommodation, registered care homes, offices and retail premises.

Working closely with operational services, finance, legal colleagues, external landlords and contractors, the team delivers responsive repairs, statutory compliance, and effective property solutions that enable high quality support services. The Property Manager will be an integral part of this collaborative team, maintaining service continuity and upholding Mencap's values throughout the maternity cover period.

What will you do as a Property Manager?

As a strong and confident communicator, you will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation, including colleagues in the Property and Housing Management teams, as well as colleagues across Personal Services and Retail directorates.

Key responsibilities include:

• Communicating effectively both face to face and remotely (via Teams and phone)
• Understanding and reviewing our current approach to statutory compliance and reactive repairs
• Analyzing existing supplier relationships and contracts
• Reviewing statutory compliance reports to assess standards and identify any compliance gaps
• Ensuring Health & Safety is a priority, supported through robust reporting
• Identifying improvements to Health & Safety procedures across facilities management and property compliance activities

What do you need for the Property Manager role?

• Demonstrable and sound technical property knowledge, ideally gained within a care home, housing provider or supported living environment
• CIFWM or MRICS qualification in Building Surveying or Property Management
• Experience working in a client side role for a nationwide organisation with a multi site, mixed use portfolio
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience (PQE)
• A strong understanding of CDM Regulations
• Plus much more, as outlined in the full job description

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 19 May, with interviews scheduled to take place on 11 and 12 June.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

We also offer competitive salaries based on experience and role level:

• £12.71 per hour + excellent training and benefits
• £24,785 per annum, pro rata + excellent benefits
• £25,054 per annum, pro rata + excellent benefits