Hastoe Housing Association Ltd.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
A social housing organization is seeking an Estates Services Manager to enhance estate services across Oxford, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire. The successful candidate will lead a team of estate staff and contractors, ensuring quality and resident satisfaction while managing remote teams. Applicants should have strong experience in contract management, outstanding communication skills, and a valid driver's license. This role offers a supportive environment to advance your management career, along with generous leave and pension benefits.
03/02/2026
Full time
A social housing organization is seeking an Estates Services Manager to enhance estate services across Oxford, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire. The successful candidate will lead a team of estate staff and contractors, ensuring quality and resident satisfaction while managing remote teams. Applicants should have strong experience in contract management, outstanding communication skills, and a valid driver's license. This role offers a supportive environment to advance your management career, along with generous leave and pension benefits.
Hastoe Housing Association Ltd.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Location: Home working with site visits at least once a week in Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. About us Hastoe owns and manages more than 7,500 homes across the south of England from Devon to Norfolk. We are a social housing landlord with homes in urban and rural areas. We're passionate about providing a first-class service for our customers. If you are enthusiastic, customer-focused, and passionate about making a difference to people's lives then we want to hear from you. About the role Our residents have told us that they want improved estate and caretaking services, so we are expanding our existing Estate Services team and looking to recruit an additional Estates Services Manager to grow and lead a team. Reporting to the Regional Manager, this role will manage a combination of directly employed estate staff and contractors undertaking cleaning and grounds maintenance services. The post holder will need to work across the organisation to ensure that our estate services have a focus on quality, value for money, health & safety and resident satisfaction. This role requires regular travel to Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance, as site visits typically occur once a week and occasionally more often. About you We are looking for someone with: Experience in estate services contract management and procurement. Experience in managing people with proven experience in managing remote front-line teams. Excellent communication skills to a range of audiences, both written and verbal. Good IT skills and the ability to use housing management and other specialist software. To hold a valid driving licence and have use of your own vehicle. Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days, plus UK Public/Bank Holidays and 1.5 days complimentary leave, along with the option to purchase additional leave. Enhanced Pension: Hastoe's employer contributions start at 5% and are based on a matching of your own contribution level, plus 2%, up to a maximum of 8% employer contribution. A personal note from Claire Owen, your hiring manager: "Working as part of the Housing Management team you will be fully supported in your management career. This role was implemented in April 2024 and the service has continued to expand so we are new looking for an additional manager. There are opportunities to improve services for residents and look for cost effective ways of managing their estates'. We will review CVs as they come in and carry out interviews throughout the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we find a suitable candidate. If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Claire Owen, Regional Manager, on .
03/02/2026
Full time
Location: Home working with site visits at least once a week in Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. About us Hastoe owns and manages more than 7,500 homes across the south of England from Devon to Norfolk. We are a social housing landlord with homes in urban and rural areas. We're passionate about providing a first-class service for our customers. If you are enthusiastic, customer-focused, and passionate about making a difference to people's lives then we want to hear from you. About the role Our residents have told us that they want improved estate and caretaking services, so we are expanding our existing Estate Services team and looking to recruit an additional Estates Services Manager to grow and lead a team. Reporting to the Regional Manager, this role will manage a combination of directly employed estate staff and contractors undertaking cleaning and grounds maintenance services. The post holder will need to work across the organisation to ensure that our estate services have a focus on quality, value for money, health & safety and resident satisfaction. This role requires regular travel to Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance, as site visits typically occur once a week and occasionally more often. About you We are looking for someone with: Experience in estate services contract management and procurement. Experience in managing people with proven experience in managing remote front-line teams. Excellent communication skills to a range of audiences, both written and verbal. Good IT skills and the ability to use housing management and other specialist software. To hold a valid driving licence and have use of your own vehicle. Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days, plus UK Public/Bank Holidays and 1.5 days complimentary leave, along with the option to purchase additional leave. Enhanced Pension: Hastoe's employer contributions start at 5% and are based on a matching of your own contribution level, plus 2%, up to a maximum of 8% employer contribution. A personal note from Claire Owen, your hiring manager: "Working as part of the Housing Management team you will be fully supported in your management career. This role was implemented in April 2024 and the service has continued to expand so we are new looking for an additional manager. There are opportunities to improve services for residents and look for cost effective ways of managing their estates'. We will review CVs as they come in and carry out interviews throughout the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we find a suitable candidate. If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Claire Owen, Regional Manager, on .