Job Description

Do you have an interest in supporting a successful retail operation through your skills with estates and building management, properties, and compliance?


If this sounds like you, come and join the trading team at St Christopher's where you will be overseeing all property related matters in a multi-site retail portfolio. You will also be maintaining oversight on property and other compliance related tasks.

Job Title:

Trading Estates and Compliance Manager

Salary:

43,754

Employment Terms:

Permanent, 36 hours per week

Working Pattern:

Mon - Fri standard week, some provision for weekend project or urgent work

Location:

St Pauls Cray base, base location adjustable, travel across SE London required

Annual Leave:

25 days plus Bank Holidays

You will be taking on all administrative, legal, management, and compliance matters for the collection of properties within the retail portfolio, currently spanning 24 locations.


This can involve work around leases, including securing new locations, negotiations, breaks, managing dilapidations, and more. The role also includes seeking out new properties that meet defined requirements. You will engage with solicitors where needed.


The role includes management of all H&S matters and compliance checks. This includes but is not limited to EICR's, asbestos testing, gas and boiler servicing, AC testing, fire checks, and so forth. You will be ensuring timely completion on all required checks as well as maintaining up to date records. This task extends to non-properties related H&S and incident record keeping as an organic addition to this responsibility.


The role involves management of a Maintenance Technician who will act as the person on the tools attending to maintenance needs across stores. You will work collaboratively to complete checks, attend to maintenance requirements, and sometimes project manage on premises adjustments or upgrades. You'll report into the Director of Retail and be supportive of their requirements.


You will actively engage with external partners to secure the best arrangements for St Christopher's. You'll work alongside internal management to promote best practice.

Who are we Looking For?

You'll have a recognised qualification in building services, estate management, or similar, or equivalent experience. Relevant H&S qualifications are desirable. You'll have excellent, demonstrable experience at senior level handling property management across a multi-site patch. Properties experience within retail or similar is desirable but not essential. You'll have high level understanding of legal elements, leases, contracts, risk assessments, etc. You'll have strong, demonstrable experience enforcing compliance matters, including properties and H&S concerns. You'll have good experience in record keeping and professional documentation, up to the standard of working with legal documents. You'll be able to stay on top of current legislation and developments and update policy and practice as required. You'll have strong IT skills, inclusive of Excel ability. You'll have excellent attention to detail and be approachable and positive.

Who are we?

We are proud to offer world class palliative and end of life care to everyone who needs it, whenever or wherever that may be. We are also here for the people closest to you, as we often say, we're more than just a hospice. We are proud of our community programmes that offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to over 7,500 people in the local area, most of whom we will help to continue living at home.


Being part of the retail and trading arm of the Hospice means raising vital funds to support this mission.

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Closing Date: 28th July 2025

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

Previous applicants need not apply