House Manager/Domestic Couple - HOLD
EXPERIENCED House Manager/Couple
USA – Connecticut-based with travel to Caribbean
Essential Requirements:
USA work authorization required. Previous private domestic household experience. Confident, forward thinking, proactive candidate with good communication skills. Prior US experience in a similar role. Must be vaccinated.
Experienced House Manager is required for an 80-acre estate in Connecticut. This is the main residence of a professional business couple with adult children. There is a secondary townhouse in New York City and an additional property in the Caribbean. You will be required to travel with or ahead of the principals on a regular basis.
The household requires a dedicated, extremely detailed, and professional house manager. The role requires the ability to communicate clearly with both principals and the London office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Management: Principals’ primary residence in Connecticut, a secondary home in New York, and a hotel in Turks and Caicos
- Leadership: oversee a team of staff including hiring, training, supervising.
- Implementation and logging of household standards, systems, and protocols.
- Creating maintenance schedules for houses and equipment – ensuring schedules are adhered to by staff and contractors.
- Oversee household files
- Organizing and managing household inventories.
- In-home event planning as needed.
- Become the point of contact for external contractors and external service providers.
- Manage scheduling of international travel
- Support all aspects of food and beverage
- Initiate laundry and housekeeping support
Key requirements:
- Focusing on Family – Seeking to understand the needs of the family, both large and small.
- Being two steps ahead – You are already anticipating things that the principals didn’t even realize they needed.
- Building strong relationships – Fostering trust and cooperation around co-workers, vendors, and suppliers. Develop positive relationships that reflect well on the family.
- Commitment to personal growth – Interest in feedback and willingness to act on it.
- Attention to detail – Ensuring that process and procedures are consistent and accurate and work is thorough and completed to the highest standard.
Requirements:
- At least ten years prior house manager experience with stellar, verifiable references.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to anticipate next steps without supervision. Solution and detail oriented.
- Tech Savvy and interest in new, tech-based solutions.
- Proficient calendaring abilities.
- Strong work ethic and willingness to be available 24/7 by phone or email for emergencies.
- Clear and concise communication skills.
- Loyalty, confidentiality, and discretion.
- Extensive background check required.
- Fully vaccinated for COVID.
- Construction project experience
Salary Range: $125,000 to $180,000 for qualified candidates but negotiable. Medical benefits package / housing / staff vehicle will be provided. First class checkable references and Non-Smokers essential. (HU3798)
