Estate Manager

Trafalgar is the leading property rental agency across South Africa, letting and managing residential properties across all major metropolitan areas. Trafalgar has a wide selection of homes to rent, to suit all budgets, tastes and areas. Trafalgar offers full-service sectional title and home owners association (“HOA”) property management services across South Africa.  A strong focus on accurate budgeting, detailed financial management reporting and governance excellence underpin Trafalgar’s property management services. Trafalgar Financial Services (“TFS”) is a boutique financial services company specialising in a range of property financial services products, targeted at residential estates and complexes across South Africa. Trafalgar Financial Services (“TFS”) is an authorised financial services and credit provider with a specialist property finance focus.

As an ongoing recruitment effort and to build a talent pool, Trafalgar Birdhaven is offering an exciting new opportunity for a driven, dynamic and proactive candidate with a passion for the property industry, to join their team as a Estate Manager. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, possess great attention to detail and work well under pressure.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Day to day service delivery
• Overseeing of the Administration
• Managing ad hoc facilities and infrastructure projects
• Ensuring ongoing general maintenance of the HOA owned facilities
• Compiling the required maintenance and operational reports and submitting them to relevant parties
• General control over the maintenance and upkeep of all common properties on the Estate through contracted service providers
• Attend Board meetings on a monthly basis and present monthly reports to the board of directors.
• Risk Management
• Liaising with the Building Contractors
• Ensure all building plans comply with the MOI, Contractors Agreements and Estate Guidelines
• Monitoring and control of all building sites
• Ensuring compliance in line with the MOI Estate Management requirements
• Monitors ongoing performance against the agreed targets and goals and institutes remedial action appropriate
• Legal compliance Ensures that all estate policies, procedures and practices comply within the governance framework, being the MOI as well as The Estate Rules

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as an Estate Manager
• Matric
• Paddocks Sectional Title / HOA Qualification will be an advantage
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent people skills
• Customer service orientation.

Suitable applicants can send their detailed CV to birdhrecruitment@trafalgar.co.za

Please use Reference: EM07/25

Please take note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.