Mezzino Student Living

Operations Manager (Remote)

Mezzino Student Living  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Remote)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

About Mezzino Limited:

Mezzino is a leading PBSA (Purpose-Built Student Accommodation) operator with a growing portfolio across the UK and Ireland. We provide high-quality student accommodation and an exceptional resident experience.

The Role:

Reporting into the Head Of Operations, as an Operations Manager at Mezzino Ltd, you will be responsible for leading the lettings, customer service and maintenance operations across a given portfolio of our student properties within the UK. This is an important role leading multiple teams with
regular client contact, and represents an exciting opportunity for a high calibre candidate seeking significant responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To manage the Accommodation Management teams for a given property portfolio.
  • To ensure timely completion of maintenance tasks through liaison with the Facilities & Compliance Manager.
  • Line manager responsibility for all site staff to include recruitment, employment contracts,
    training, management, appraisal and incentivisation of these employees.
  • Management of financial and operational performance of each site in the portfolio.
  • Management of the lettings strategy for each site including liaison with third party providers (marketing agency/brokers) as required.
  • Monitoring of expenditure to ensure running cost is in line with budgets.
  • Ensure the appearance & presentation of our properties and staff meets expected standards.
  • Work closely with other members of the SMT to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, industry code (including ANUK) & best practice.
  • Strengthen & enforce adherence to existing operational processes & standards.
  • Identify process improvement initiatives and work alongside SMT members and site staff to implement.
  • Address & resolve escalated issues & complaints in a timely & efficient manner.
  • Research, monitor & report on market activity in existing and target cities to ensure our marketing/pricing strategy maximises rental income.
  • Ensure that professional working knowledge of relevant legislation is current through regular training/CPD.

Experience and Skills:

  • Strong leadership & people management skills
  • Excellent organisation & time management skills
  • Strong budget management credentials & accountability
  • Advanced communication & reporting skills
  • Committed to providing excellent level of customer service from start to finish of the customer journey
  • Able to manage multiple projects running concurrently
  • Strong experience (minimum 3 years) in PBSA sector

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Employee discount platform
  • EAP
Mezzino Student Living

About Mezzino Student Living

Mezzino (www.mezzino.com) is a privately owned property company specialising in the management of student accommodation blocks. Established in 2010, we now manage over 13,300 beds in 52 schemes in 24 cities across the UK & Ireland.

We are responsible for the collection of gross rents in excess of £105m and oversee a property portfolio with a combined value in excess of £1.5 billion.

Mezzino has built strong relationships with universities and is regarded as a preferred supplier for quality student accommodation. We abide by the National Code of Standards for Larger Developments for student accommodation and are accredited by The Accreditation Network UK (ANUK). The Code enjoys the support of The National Union of Students (NUS), UK Government, the Association for Student Residential Accommodation (ASRA), and defines a benchmark standard for student accommodation in the sector in which we specialise. In addition, we are regulated in Ireland by the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) and in Scotland we are Safe Agent Qualified (SAQ), in Wales we are Rent Smart Wales (RSW) regulated, adhering to their code of conduct, and obliged to act in a professional manner with clients, customers, suppliers and relevant third parties. Mezzino is also regulated and fully compliant with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

We aim to roll-out the Mezzino brand throughout the UK, Ireland and wider in to Europe by creating new partnerships with universities, colleges, specialist schools, landlords and developers. Over the course of the next 5 years we intend to secure the management of an additional 20,000 student beds.

Industry
Real Estate & Property
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Upper Hexgreave, Farnsfield, GB
Year Founded
2010
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