EXPERIENCED House Manager / Estate Manager CLOSED
EXPERIENCED House Manager / Estate Manager
Essential Requirements:
Experienced House Manager is needed for a beautiful estate in New England. The residence is remote and sits on acreage surrounded by white picket fences. There are outbuildings and stunning landscaping, and it is in pristine condition year-round. Our client, a senior single lady, is looking for a manager who can manage the team of ladies and will coordinate all landscaping and structural repairs and projects. This is an intimate role, and our cleint is looking for a candidate who she can relate to and confide in.
The household requires a dedicated, extremely detailed, and professional house manager. The role requires the ability to communicate clearly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Management: Principals’ primary residence in Connecticut.
- Leadership: Oversees a team of ladies, including hiring, training, and 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 all household inventories/property inventories.
- In-home event planning as needed.
- Become the point of contact for external contractors and external service providers.
- Highly organized administratively. Must prepare weekly, monthly, and year-end reports.
- Manage scheduling of international travel.
- Direct and manage chef and oversee all aspects of food and beverage.
- Initiate laundry and housekeeping support, manuals, and schedules.
Key requirements:
- Focusing on Family – Seeking to understand the family's large and small needs.
- Being two steps ahead – You are already anticipating things 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 processes and procedures are consistent and accurate and that 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 interested 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 is required.
- Construction project experience
Salary Range: $140,000 to $160,000 for qualified candidates but negotiable. Medical benefits package/housing stipend/staff vehicle will be provided. First-class checkable references and Non-Smokers are essential.
