Ancillary Manager - Estates (Parking & Garages)

Description:

Ancillary Manager – Estates (Parking & Garages)

Local Authority | Hybrid Working | 3 Days On Site
Rate: £28.96 per hour Paye, circa £37 per hour Umbrella
Duration: 6 months initially, with the opportunity for temp-to-perm for the right candidate
Start: ASAP

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Ancillary Manager to join a London Local Authority within Housing, leading on parking and garage services across housing estates.
This is a key role responsible for driving service performance, maximising income, improving operational efficiency, and managing a small team within a busy estate services environment. The successful candidate will play a central part in delivering housing department strategy for parking and garages, while supporting service improvement, customer satisfaction, and income recovery.
The RoleYou will take ownership of the parking and garages service, ensuring effective delivery across estates and strong management of income, voids, lettings, and repairs.
Key responsibilities include:

Managing and supporting a team of Ancillary Premises Officers
Overseeing garage lettings, voids, repairs, and arrears recovery
Maximising income from garage and parking assets, including commercial opportunities
Implementing and reviewing Traffic Management Orders on housing estates
Driving service improvement, performance management, and continuous improvement
Managing stakeholder relationships across housing, finance, repairs, enforcement, and residents
Handling complex complaints, councillor/MP enquiries, and service issues
Monitoring KPIs, budgets, and data to identify trends and reduce risk
Supporting garage refurbishment projects and wider estate improvement work
Working collaboratively with internal departments and external partners to resolve issues efficientlyAbout YouWe are looking for a confident and proactive manager with strong experience in housing, estate services, parking, or garage management.

You will bring:

Experience managing a customer-facing team in a housing or local authority environment
Strong knowledge of parking, garages, or estate management services
Proven ability to manage performance, KPIs, and service standards
Excellent communication skills, including writing formal responses and reports
Strong numerical and analytical skills, including budget monitoring and income recovery
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, housing systems, and reporting tools
The ability to build strong relationships with residents, colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders
A practical, solution-focused approach with the confidence to deal with complex issuesAdditional Information
Hybrid working: 3 days on site
Occasional out-of-hours meetings and resident engagement may be required
This role includes responsibility for service continuity, emergency response planning, and compliance with council policies
A strong commitment to equality, customer service, and continuous improvement is essentialKeywords for TractionAncillary Manager, Estates Manager, Parking Manager, Garages Manager, Housing Manager, Estate Services, Local Authority Jobs, Housing Jobs, Social Housing, Parking Services, Garage Management, Income Recovery, Arrears Collection, Void Management, Repairs Coordination, Traffic Management Orders, TMO, Stakeholder Management, Performance Management, KPI Management, Team Leadership, Council Jobs, London Jobs, Hybrid Working, Temp to Perm, Interim Housing Roles