Senior Block Manager
Posted 2 days 12 hours ago by GKR International
£50,000 - £80,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Real Estate & Property Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
- AssocRICS or TPI qualified.
- Comfortable using AI tools like chatgpt or Claude etc
- 4 years' experience minimum
- Cost efficiency through transparent pricing and supplier benchmarking
- Operational excellence through AI-assisted workflows
- High resident satisfaction through responsive, professional service
- Acting as primary contact for freeholders, directors, leaseholders and contractors
- Managing maintenance, cleaning, utilities, and service contracts
- Coordinating site staff and employment matters
- Managing repairs, preventative maintenance programmes and Section 20 consultations
- Overseeing contractor performance and emergency response
- Ensuring compliance across fire, gas, electrical, water safety, asbestos and LOLER
- Managing statutory testing and inspections
- For HRRBs: Safety Case Reports, golden thread documentation, regulator liaison
- Budgeting, service charge accounting, reserve funds and reporting
- Supporting AGMs and statutory accounts
- Conveyancing support, disputes, statutory notices
- Insurance renewals and claims management
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Contributing to the design of scalable operational frameworks
- Embedding AI and digital tools into workflows
- Structuring building information into compliant, auditable systems
- Minimum 4 years' experience in residential block management
- AssocRICS or MTPI qualified
- Strong knowledge of leasehold, freehold, RTM and RMC structures
- Experience managing Section 20 processes and major works
- Proven financial management of service charges and budgets
- Strong systems-thinking and process design capability
- Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude) for productivity
- Able to operate autonomously within a startup environment
- Right to work in the UK
- Experience with HRRBs and Building Safety Act 2022
- Safety Case Reports, BSR engagement, golden thread systems
- Experience with digital property management platforms
- Building safety training or certification
- Shape a technology-enabled managing agent from the ground up
- Influence how AI is applied in real-world property operations
- Move beyond service delivery into system design and sector innovation