Divisional Property Manager

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Manager within property and estates? Do you excel in building relationships and managing projects?

This role is to support our Regional Directors and Clinical Operations team to deliver their clinical maintenance growth plans on time and within budget.  

Key Benefits

• Health cash plan (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP
• Life Assurance 3 x salary.
• 33 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) rising to 38 with length of service.
• An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
• Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
• Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities.
• Funded certificate opportunities.
• Pension scheme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounts on Medivet products and services for your pets.

Role Accountabilities

• Build and maintain relationships with Regional Directors, Area Managers and Branch Partners – to prioritise maintenance works  in a planned manner; to gain support for, and advise on, maximising the of the reactive maintenance budget
• Prioritise effectively to influence the annual spend on Capital Replacement activity
• Be the “client manager” for Facilities, Property Projects and Estates Management, with a highly professional and totally focussed customer care approach
• Be the key contact in the allocated  Division/Region for all  maintenance and other property issues and to represent the interests of clinics within the Support Centre and Managing Agent,
• Drive supplier performance in terms of their delivery and commerciality
• Accountable for the communication of property maintenance activities with the Clinics, Area, Regional and Divisional teams – and with all Support Centre functions
• Accountable for monitoring adherence to compliance on property related health and safety matters in clinics
• Accountable for assisting with the management of the estate for landlord obligations/lease renewals, etc. as far as they relate to the property condition, etc.
• Project manage cross functional support office Teams to deliver practice opening plans and timescales
• Maintain regular communication with all relevant internal and external departments, update, maintain and control the rollout programme to keep stakeholders advised of the works schedule.
• Produce financial projections for all practices in liaison with finance team
• Ensure all practice layout design and equipment meets Medivet brand standards and is ordered via procurement
• Ensure all shopfitters deliver quotes that meet practice financial projections
• Liase with shopfitters and ensure schedule of works completed to timescale

Your Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact confidently at all levels
• Thorough understanding of clinics operations, organisation and processes.
• Pro-active approach to issue resolution 
• Passion for customer service and getting the job done
• Have a good understanding of construction/project terminology and processes.
• Commercial and financial awareness/acumen
• Leadership skills, particularly relationship building
• Ability to understand the complexities of delivering construction/facilities-based projects in a working retail/healthcare environment
• Familiarity with quality, health, safety and environmental standards
• Excellent communication and time-management skills and the ability to interact with multiple stakeholders confidently at all levels
• Pro-active approach to issue resolution with a passion for customer service and getting the job done
• Commercial and financial awareness/acumen
• Organised and resilient, having the ability to deliver on deadlines in a constantly evolving environment
• Able to manage multiple simultaneous projects, of variable stages, at any time
• A confident communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage with stakeholders (both internal and external) at all levels through a variety of mediums
• A brand ambassador, exuding positivity and proactivity
• Self-motivated and driven by delivering objectives
• Flexible, open and welcome to change

About Us

Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain.

We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference. This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients. Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team.

This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future.