Regional Property and Maintenance Manager - South

Regional Property and Maintenance Manager - South of England

Location:

South of England - with travel to our hotels in the South of England and Channel Islands as required.

Job Type: Full time - 40 hours per week.

Join Our Maintenance Team

We are currently recruiting for a dynamic Regional Property and Maintenance Manager who will be responsible for our hotels in the South of England including the Channel Islands. The role will work in collaboration with the Hotel Maintenance Managers, Cluster Maintenance Managers, hotel leadership teams and the asset team to ensure alignment on operational priorities, statutory obligations, planned work and longer‑term asset strategy.

The role of Regional Property and Maintenance Manager will act proactively to maintain the fabric, services, grounds and facilities of all hotels to the highest standard of quality, safety and presentation, consistent with the overall business strategy.

The role requires a balance of strategic planning and hands‑on technical leadership, working closely with hotel General Managers, Maintenance Managers, departmental heads, support teams and the UK-based Asset Team. The Regional Property & Maintenance Manager will drive consistency of standards across the portfolio, support the delivery of planned preventative maintenance programmes, oversee statutory compliance, and ensure that property‑related risks, defects and capital requirements are identified, prioritised and effectively managed.

Acting as a key point of contact between the hotels, senior operations teams and the Asset Team, the Regional Property & Maintenance Manager will be accountable for setting, monitoring and supporting the delivery of property and maintenance objectives across all sites. This includes ensuring that maintenance teams are operating effectively, budgets are controlled, contractor performance is managed, and property improvement plans are implemented in line with company priorities and commercial objectives.

• At least 5 years experience in a Maintenance Manager role working within a luxury hotel brand.
• Ability to review and submit regular property reports across the portfolio, highlighting key performance indicators, compliance status, ongoing maintenance issues, risk areas, project updates and planned capital works.
• Strong leadership, communication, technical knowledge and reporting skills.
• Ability to support a professional, commercial and effective property management service through the application of sound maintenance practice, company procedures, statutory requirements and asset management principles.
• Ability to travel frequently, including regular travel to the Channel Islands, to conduct site visits, support hotel teams, review property standards, oversee maintenance activity and provide guidance on projects, compliance matters and emergency issues.

Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE, and today still remains a family‑owned group which has 21 unique luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand‑picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breathtaking views from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands.

Dedicated to creating unique and enchanting stays, curated personalised service runs through the heart of every hotel. Whilst each hotel is individual, each property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, with a team commitment to aiming higher and delight their guests with magical experiences that offer a true escape from the everyday.

Hand Picked Hotels are committed to protecting the environment for a sustainable future, and all of our hotels have received the ‘Green Tourism’ accreditation. A recognition of our progress in reducing energy use and waste, supporting biodiversity, and sourcing responsibly from local and ethical partners.

• A competitive salary, discussed at interview stage, plus car allowance.
• A welcoming, inclusive culture where long‑term friendships…