Role summary
Packington Estate is seeking a Land and Property Administrator to support the Head of Property, Asset Management & Land Advisory, and the Head of Estate Operations as functional leads, providing accurate, timely and well-organised administration across property, tenancy, rural land, maintenance, operational works, contractor, compliance and document-management activities.
Key responsibilities
The Property, Asset Management & Land Advisory function provides strategic leadership and governance for the Estate's residential, commercial, staff and rural property interests. Administrative support includes property and tenancy records, leases and licences, rent and lease events, property maintenance information, statutory property compliance, service-charge information, KeyPrime, Fixflo and iManage records, and administration supporting rural property and land agreements.
The Estate Operations function is responsible for the physical and operational delivery of land management, environmental stewardship, forestry, parkland, Estate infrastructure, roads, tracks, fencing, farming support, Nature Restoration, planned and reactive Estate maintenance, contractors, plant and operational resources. Administrative support includes work programmes, contractor and supplier records, purchasing and invoice administration, operational compliance records, meetings, action tracking and management reporting.
Qualifications and Skills
- A diploma or degree in Rural Estate Management, Land Management, Agriculture or a related discipline;
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Ability to manage a genuinely shared workload, balancing priorities across two functional areas while maintaining agreed service levels;
- Strong document-management, filing and data-quality skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication and good customer-service skills;
- Ability to prioritise competing workloads, maintain clear action tracking and escalate priority conflicts appropriately;
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and use KeyPrime, Fixflo and iManage;
- Ability to handle confidential and commercially sensitive information appropriately;
- Ability to work independently, use initiative within agreed parameters and work collaboratively across different teams;
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, tenants, contractors, consultants and other stakeholders.
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of providing administrative support within a property, estates, land, rural, facilities, operations or comparable environment;
- Understanding of effective administration, document management, record keeping and audit trails;
- Working understanding of property and tenancy administration processes;
- Awareness of rural land, estate operations, environmental or contractor administration would be advantageous;
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications;
- Experience using databases, document-management systems or property/maintenance management systems.