About the Role
Our Concierge team serves as the first point of contact for residents and visitors, ensuring a welcoming and secure environment. This role is responsible for delivering exceptional customer service, managing front desk operations, and assisting with resident inquiries and requests.
Responsibilities
- Provide a warm welcome to residents and guests.
- Collaborate with colleagues, residents, and partners for seamless service delivery.
- Support with the coordination of community events.
- Assist with marketing and promotional aspects of the building and its apartments.
- Act as the first point of contact for all inquiries, requests, and maintenance issues.
- Take ownership of problems, resolve them promptly, and escalate to the Helpdesk when needed.
- Assist tenants with move-ins, inductions, and appliance demonstrations.
- Manage tenancy inspections, apartment viewings, and move-in/out checks.
- Ensure reception and common areas are clean, inspected, and presented immaculately.
- Perform administrative tasks and assist with ad-hoc duties when covering the desk.
- Provide detailed handovers at the end of each shift to ensure continuity of service.
- Coordinate services such as deliveries, bookings, and visitor access.
- Oversee access control, parcel management, amenity space bookings, and process resident payments.
- Conduct regular building inspections and maintain uncompromised security.
- Maintain accurate records of safety checks, contractor visits, and daily activity logs.
- Fulfill legal duty to take reasonable care for health and safety.
- Follow all guidance and instructions regarding Health & Safety.
- Understand and adopt the company's ESG Strategy into their respective roles.
- Adhere to environmental regulations, minimise waste, and support nature.
- Facilitate positive change for those in need within the community.
- Comply with system requirements as detailed within the Company Quality Manual & Policies.
- Ensure the effective implementation of all Procedures, Plans, and Forms within the EDMS.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a front of house role (e.g. concierge) specifically following a night shift pattern.
- Experience in residential property (preferred).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to build rapport quickly.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to take ownership of issues until resolution.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain attention to detail.
- Professional, approachable, and confident demeanor.
- Strong customer service ethos.
- Highly organised and proactive.
- Ability to anticipate needs and act promptly.
- Team player.
- Values inclusivity.
- Works effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Competent in handling administrative tasks.
- Good level of computer literacy using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to use IT systems and/or CRM platforms (desirable).
- High standard of written and spoken English.
- Additional language skills are of benefit.
- Clean and presentable at work.
Skills
- Customer service
- Front desk operations
- Resident inquiries and requests
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Organisation
- Proactiveness
- Teamwork
- Inclusivity
- Confidentiality
- Administrative tasks
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- IT systems
- CRM platforms
Location
- Canary Wharf
Work Type
- Night shift
- Lone working
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Previous experience in a front of house role
- Experience in residential property (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- £35,937
Benefits
- Generous pension
- Insurance plans
- Health benefits
- Subsidised gym membership
- Store discounts
- Family leave
- Learning and development opportunities
- Mentoring
- Cross department experience
- On the job learning
- Accreditations
- Chartered status support
- Sponsorships
- Further educational opportunities
About the Company
- Canary Wharf Residential Management Limited is committed to building a safe, happy and healthy community for its employees.
- The company values include: Commit to Excellence, Foster Collaboration, Encourage Engagement, Take Ownership, and Embrace Innovation.
- The company is committed to embracing diverse experience, skills and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment.
- The company recognises the positive impact flexible working can have on an individual, their wellbeing, engagement and productivity.
- The company continually invests in developing skills and knowledge to ensure individual and company growth.
Equal Opportunity
- We recognise the importance of embracing diverse experience, skills and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment, in order for everyone to reach their full potential.
- We also recognise that it makes business sense, since being an inclusive employer leads to better business performance and higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction.
- We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills and are committed to fostering a culture whereby everyone can reach their full potential.
