We are looking for that service heart individual who would love to gain some skills in house management and work along side an amazing and fun household team. This job would be perfect for you if you have been in a high end boutique or michelin star restaurant. You have an eye for detail, love making people feel good, and can read a room! Please let us know if you are interested.

Job Description

Job Title: House Manager
Responsible to: Estate manager

Purpose:
You will be responsible for working with the already established house team and assisting with all interior home management and assisting with all hospitality, service and event planning.
It will be your job to work alongside the house managers to encourage, inspire and develop the house team to work to a very high standard within an environment that embraces the values of honesty, integrity, teamwork and helpfulness.

The position will include, but will not be limited to, the following tasks:

• Working alongside the House Manager to ensure a calm, organized home environment at all times
• Assist with overseeing interiors at Principles’ residences: ensuring consistency of standards procedures and services
• Assisting in maintaining the house for guest readiness, welcoming guests and serving as needed
• Assist in maintaining all inventories and stocking lists
• Assist in oversight of the master closet, including organization, dry cleaning, laundry and packing.
• Assist with organization of all in home closets, drawers and staff areas
• Assist with all home projects as needed
• Assist with scheduling household services and providing prior notification to team and guard on site
• Assist with planning, executing and serving special dinners, events and all social events
• Assist in ensuring all health and safety standards are maintained
• Provide administrative support and assist with home office duties, including answering phones, copying, filing, researching, sending emails and preparing items for all managers
• Backup assist runners as needed
• Assist with packing, shipping and organization of items: luggage, cargo and returning purchased items
• Up to date tech knowledge and ability to troubleshoot technology in real time
• Travel and assist with home set up when family goes on location
• Travel and assist at other family homes as needed
• Knowledge of hospitality, events management and wine service a must

Key skills required
Planning and delivering results
• Clear communication
• Ability to plan and organize
• Ability to delegate
• Flexibility
• Team player

Problem Solving Decision Making
• Analytic ability
• Decisiveness
• Sound judgement
• Ability to prioritize and manage demands from different sources

Duties: Employee will devote over one-half of her working time to managerial and administrative duties requiring the regular exercise of discretion and independent judgment, with little or no supervision, including the following:
Interviewing, selecting, recommending, hiring, training, evaluating, supervising, and terminating Household staff, service providers and vendors; supervising and overseeing temporary Household service providers and workers, such as workers who may be engaged for an event at the Household or for repairs or remodeling; scheduling and overseeing the workload and performance of Household staff; training Household staff regarding daily timesheets and expense reports; ensuring that the timesheets and expense reports for staff are completed and submitted in a timely manner for payroll and recordkeeping purposes; creating, maintaining and implementing policies for the running of the Household and management of the staff; planning, budgeting, implementing, and overseeing Household projects; assisting in planning events, overseeing preparation for events, and ensuring that events run smoothly; troubleshooting and problem-solving Household maintenance, projects and staffing issues; managing Family and Household calendars; ensuring that the Household remains stocked with up-to-date emergency disaster kits; managing any construction or renovation projects for the Household properties; overseeing and ensuring that the needs of Household guests are attended to (e.g., ensuring that staff members assist guests with making appointments, making car arrangements and or taking clothes to dry cleaning); ensuring that any family pet(s) are appropriate maintained; ensuring that the Household is well-stocked with cleaning and grocery supplies; overseeing the running of errands by staff; overseeing the purchasing of gifts and Household items; ensuring home is properly insured (e.g.,
earthquake insurance); working in tandem with business management to conscientiously vet vendors for quality as well as price comparison; and executing any other duties as directed by Company or the Family that may arise during the course of employment. Salary 150k plus good benefits