Property Manager

Job Title: Property Manager

Position Type: Full time, permanent

Location: Dublin and Naas, with occasional nationwide travel when required.

Job Summary:

Would you like to work with one of Ireland's leading Charity Retailers that makes a real difference in your local community? Vision Ireland is the national sight loss agency, our mission is to transform the lives of people who are blind or vision impaired. We aim to support and empower people and push for breakthroughs in public mindsets and structures to ensure people living with sight loss can live to their full potential. Our extensive Retail Operation of 130 nationwide Stores provide support and critical funds to meet the essential services of the 55,000 sight loss client users across the island of Ireland.

Vision Ireland currently wish to recruit a commercially astute Property Manager to oversee our nationwide network of retail stores, regional centres, offices, warehouses and residential units. The successful person will manage and represent company interests offering advice on factors affecting company buildings. You will be expected to work alongside local planning bodies, clients, landlords, construction workers and other professionals to ensure property projects meet the relevant safety, sustainability and preservation standards whilst ensuring any such projects are completed on time and within budget.

The ideal applicant will love to work with a diverse team across all aspects of the Vision Ireland group, have extensive experience in property management, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to project manage, both people and property assets.

Principal Duties:

• Establish strong stakeholder relationships with property companies
• Manage agreements for upgrades and renewals on existing sites
• Carry out any feasibility studies and address any potential problems before it can escalate.
• Understand and be able to interpret the agreements with landlords and associated paperwork
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of property operations, maintenance activities, tenant communications, and financial transactions
• Review meetings with stakeholders and management of future properties
• Negotiate renewal of site agreements to future proof our strategy
• Work within annual budgets
• Advising on health and safety aspects of building management and construction.
• Advising on environmental impact, energy efficiency and sustainability
• Advising on contractors and organising documents for tender.
• Managing any insurance assessments.
• Ensuring construction projects are completed on time and within budget
• Maintenance and facilities management
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks related to property operations and implement mitigation strategies to reduce risk exposure.

You will be required to be flexible in this role and must be prepared to perform other tasks and undertake additional duties in any area of the business as determined by Management. These tasks may be outside your normal work area.

Knowledge, skills and experience required (Mandatory)

      Over three years' experience in the property industry - experienced applicants should have a qualification (preferably degree level) in Estate Management, Property Economics or equivalent. Other relevant experience will be considered.

      Ability to work as part of a cross functional team.

      Self-motivated individual with a 'can-do' attitude, able to work under pressure.

      Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills.

      Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

      Competence in Microsoft Office suite.

      Full clean driving license is essential.

      Ability and willingness to travel throughout the country as necessary

Garda Vetting Required

Garda Vetting will be conducted for the recommended candidate as part of the selection process for this post in accordance with the Vision Ireland Garda Vetting policy.

Accessibility, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Vision Ireland is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. It is our policy to recognise people as a key resource required for successful attainment of the organisation's mission. In support of this, it is important to remember that differences between people, whether devised from their different backgrounds and personalities, cultures and/or their different abilities, can be a source of strength to the organisation.  

We welcome, encourage, and embrace people of all backgrounds, to include those with disabilities, accessibility plays a huge part of ensuring that the needs of all our employees and service users, can access our systems and services, with ease and respect, in a supportive environment, enabling all to effectively engage our services and achieve our goals whether they are an applicant for employment or an employee requiring special facilitation.