An Estate Manager is primarily a chief administrator, the Estate Manager assumes a leadership role for managing the staff and services for one or more homes.
An Estate Manager is primarily a chief administrator who bears broad responsibility for running an Employer’s estate(s). This often involves overseeing and providing hands-on management for multiple residences. An Estate Manager’s profile will vary depending on the individual candidate and the needs of the Employer.
An Estate Manager assumes a leadership role among domestic staff members. He or she has a broad knowledge base relating to general household management duties. In addition, the Estate Manager will typically have a formal education, computer skills, and basic financial skills.
An Estate Manager’s specific responsibilities, which depend on the size of the Employer’s domestic staff, typically include hiring, directing, and terminating other household staff; liaising with and overseeing vendors and contractors; booking travel arrangements; maintaining household security; running errands; organizing and running large household events, parties, etc.; managing the household calendar; performing bookkeeping and other accounting tasks; and managing special projects.
Overall, an Estate Manager endeavours to ensure that their Employer’s life is as carefree as possible.
An Estate Manager wears many hats and remains fully on top of all the details of an Employer’s home life. The Estate Manager may live-in or live-out of their Employer’s residence, but the position is often a live-in role. Moreover, as needed, an Estate Manager travels with their Employer family, or alone, to additional residences and alternate destinations.
