Estate Manager

ESTATE MANAGER – OPEN SPACES                                       

Working remotely- based in the Yorkshire region

Salary:                        £35,535 per annum from April 2025 (inclusive of car allowance)

Hours:                        37 per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:                    Permanent 

Closing Date:             20th March 2026 - 12pm

If you’re passionate about Estate Management then our Estate Manager role is for you

Role Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) for full time employees; pro-rata to part time employees
• Working full time from home.  Days in the office as and when required for training etc
• Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more.  We’ll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme – up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education – that you may have.
• Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3 x salary 

About the Estate Manager Role:

This role will involve:

• Managing a portfolio of housing estates, maintaining the public open space
• Engaging with developers, clients, residents and contractors
• Working from home full time, with weekly travel requirements for site visits and meetings that are critical to the role
• Preparing and monitoring annual budgets
• Arranging maintenance schedules

• Arrange, administer and attend resident meetings (outside of working hours)

   

Your Experience: 

Successful candidates will need:

Essential:

• Working remotely- based in the North Yorkshire region
• Educate to GCSE/O-Level equivalent including Maths and English
• Experience of working in a performance focused environment
• Budget monitoring experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and oral
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft packages
• Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised
• Enthusiastic team player
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timescales
• Ability to deal with difficult situations effectively
• Holder of a valid driving license 

Desirable:

• Previous experience of estate or property management
• Attendance on relevant training courses
• Customer service qualification
• Good understanding of commitment to health and safety
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Able to see the bigger picture and willing to contribute to development of services across different disciplines
• Working knowledge of MRI software  

About us:

• With over twenty-five years’ experience in the field, Kingston specialises in leasehold block management as well as residential estate management throughout the North of England.
• We have built a reputation that sets us aside from our competitors, and this is reflected by our dedicated and passionate team.  We have an excellent track record of employee development and providing opportunities for progression – we are building Kingston to be a business that people want to be part of.
• Our customers benefit from our commitment to deliver exceptional customer service, and the capabilities of a team with years of property/ estate management experience and extensive knowledge of the latest developments in the field.
• We pride ourselves on our transparency and integrity, always aiming to provide a high standard of service that is tailored to suit the individual needs of each development.
• To generate pride in our communities, our profits go back into our not-for-profit parent company Bernicia, to improve and ultimately transform our region.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note you will be required to drive for business and you will be required to hold a current and valid driving licence.

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

Cheryl Cessford on 0191 2383234 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.