Senior Property Manager - Contract

SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER Rendall & Rittner competitive Hybrid -South Coast This is a visible, relationship led role where youll be the trusted point of contact for residents, client stakeholders and onsite teams, ensuring homes are safe, services are seamless and communities thrive. Operating in a hybrid pattern, youll typically spend one day a week office based, with the remainder of your time split between site visits across your developments and working from home to plan, prioritise and deliver. Youll lead and support onsite staff, drive operational excellence, and manage budgets and compliance with a calm, hands-on approach. Most days youll be prioritising resident requests, coordinating contractors and on-site staff, reviewing compliance actions and keeping service charge budgets on track. Youll be on site regularly across Portsmouth, Hythe and Southampton to inspect buildings, meet stakeholders and resolve issues, with structured time set aside for planning, reporting and client updates. Buildings are safe, compliant and well-presented, with actions from inspections closed out promptly and documented. Budgets are well managed, variances are explained early and service charge integrity is maintained throughout the year. Risks are identified early and mitigated, with robust records, transparent reporting and no compliance surprises. Visiting sites across Portsmouth, Hythe and Southampton to carry out inspections, meet residents and oversee standards. Managing service charge budgets, monitoring spend, approving invoices and preparing reports for clients. Planning and delivering maintenance, compliance and health and safety actions, engaging and managing contractors. Handling resident enquiries and complaints, resolving issues swiftly and communicating outcomes clearly. Youre a proactive, people-focused property manager who thrives in a fast-moving, multi-site environment. Youre confident leading on site teams and holding contractors to account for quality, safety and value. EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS Managing leasehold residential developments, including budget setting, service charge management and year-end processes. Strong grasp of health and safety, building compliance and risk assessments in residential settings. Leading or coordinating onsite staff and concierge/estate teams to consistent standards. Working across South Coast portfolios with regular travel and diary management to balance site and office time. Competitive salary, aligned to experience Discretionary bonus 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Private medical insurance, life assurance and enhanced family leave Fully funded training and professional development Paid sabbaticals as a loyalty reward Pension scheme and employee assistance programme Discounts across travel, retail, fitness and entertainment Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK's most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide. Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo. Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year. Initial conversation with our talent team