Estate Manager
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,324 to £47,532 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2025 |
| Location: | Kingston Upon Thames, South West London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Kingston Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 3566 |
Summary
About the Borough
This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.
Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.
Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London – with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.
Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.
We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.
Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
Experience of managing a staff team of manual tradespeople.
Compliance with Health & Safety for staff and residents including knowledge of fire safety and building compliance measures for people living in high rise tower blocks.
Able to lead staff, residents and stakeholders through a sustained period of change and uncertainty.
IT literate
Ensure that the council's largest estates meet the published standards for communal areas.
Able to build rapport with a range of people who manage and live on the estate so that the council demonstrates being stronger together in all that we do.
About you
Experience of managing trade staff successfully
Track record of leading through large scale change
Awareness of actions the council can take when combating Anti-social Behaviour and domestic abuse
Knowledge of health and safety and fire risk in tower blocks and high density housing
Able to demonstrate resilience
About Us
Kingston Council is leading on the regeneration of the Cambridge Road estate (CRE), with our development partner Vistry Group. The area and residents who live on CRE are experiencing change and improvement as we build new homes, open an energy centre, design a new community centre and workspaces over the next decade. We have a team of caretakers who work hard to keep the estate clean during a long period of transition, whilst the development takes place. This role is part of the senior management team, liaising with Ward councillors, Board members and estate staff on a daily basis.
This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.
Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.
Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London – with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.
Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.
We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.
Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
Experience of managing a staff team of manual tradespeople.
Compliance with Health & Safety for staff and residents including knowledge of fire safety and building compliance measures for people living in high rise tower blocks.
Able to lead staff, residents and stakeholders through a sustained period of change and uncertainty.
IT literate
Ensure that the council's largest estates meet the published standards for communal areas.
Able to build rapport with a range of people who manage and live on the estate so that the council demonstrates being stronger together in all that we do.
About you
Experience of managing trade staff successfully
Track record of leading through large scale change
Awareness of actions the council can take when combating Anti-social Behaviour and domestic abuse
Knowledge of health and safety and fire risk in tower blocks and high density housing
Able to demonstrate resilience
About Us
Kingston Council is leading on the regeneration of the Cambridge Road estate (CRE), with our development partner Vistry Group. The area and residents who live on CRE are experiencing change and improvement as we build new homes, open an energy centre, design a new community centre and workspaces over the next decade. We have a team of caretakers who work hard to keep the estate clean during a long period of transition, whilst the development takes place. This role is part of the senior management team, liaising with Ward councillors, Board members and estate staff on a daily basis.
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