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;