Property Manager

Job Title: Property Manager

Work Location:Nairobi.

About the Company

Our client is a serviced and furnished apartment located in Kilimani called Lenana Suites.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Managing the upkeep of equipment and supplies to meet health and safety standards.

• Overseeing and ensuring contracts are in place with service providers and tenants.

• Inspect buildings’ structures to determine the need for repairs or renovations, with focus on preventative maintenance of all the club facilities.

• Supervising multi-disciplinary teams of staff including cleaning, maintenance and grounds attendants.

• Ensuring that basic facilities, such as grounds, offices, electrical, power generator among

others are well-maintained and in good working condition at all times.

• Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health, safety and security standards.

• Advising the General Manager on increasing energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

• Overseeing building projects, renovations or refurbishments.

• Drafting weekly/monthly reports and making written recommendations.

• Keep financial and nonfinancial records.

• Perform analysis and forecasting.

• Maintain an audit ready environment for both internal and external audits.

• Plan and coordinate safety inspections as required and ensure adherence to company key control policies.

• Schedule site visits and stakeholders engagements regularly.

• Manage and mitigate associated risks to enable the organization meet its obligations and maximize business opportunities.

• Maintain an up-to date facilities contracts database.

• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Degree level education. If not quite a few years of work experience in the property industry;

• Someone who has worked in the property space (e.g. real estate companies in some capacity, has been in charge of a few people or a team at least);

• Someone who has a good command of English and Swahili;

• Someone who is IT proficient, as the job requires learning of new systems as time goes on;

• Someone who can contribute to the sales and marketing side of the business by being able to network and use their business networks;

• A good negotiator and communicator;

• Possesses in depth knowledge of the real estate market in Nairobi;

• Someone who can write structured reports and proposals;