Location: London

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

Hours: 42 hours per week. Night Concierge work 4 days on 4 days off, 12 hour shifts; 8pm - 8am. Weekends bank holidays will be required on a rota basis.

We’re looking for an Assistant Night Manager to support the smooth running of our night operations and ensure our residents receive exceptional service around the clock. This is a key leadership role that combines operational oversight, team management, and customer excellence to create a safe, welcoming, and efficient environment for our residents and university partners.

As the Assistant Night Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing operations across three properties—Kings Cross, St Pancras, and Hoxton—during your shift. This role requires commuting between these locations to ensure teams are performing effectively and delivering exceptional service

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead Night Operations: Oversee building checks, resident queries.

• Drive Service Excellence: Role-model outstanding customer service and support the resolution of resident queries and complaints.

• Manage & Develop Teams: Coach and inspire night team colleagues, ensuring performance, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure Compliance & Safety: Maintain Health & Safety standards, GDPR compliance, and deliver risk-reduction initiatives.

• Collaborate & Communicate: Provide accurate handovers to day teams and foster strong teamwork across the business.

• Support Financial Efficiency: Assist in managing operational costs and implementing cost-saving measures without compromising quality.

• Employee relations: Manage employee relations issues effectively and promptly, promoting a fair, positive and inclusive work culture.

Key Sills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team management skills.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

• A proactive, adaptable approach to changing business needs.

• Commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences.

• Knowledge of Health & Safety and compliance standards.

• Ability to analyse data and drive continuous improvement.

Full Job Description available upon request.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an ambitious, thriving and professional company, located in the heart of London. We started in 2009 and are now a 210+ strong team working every day to embody our values: Integrity, Development, Energy, Achievement and Support.

Our head office is in Covent Garden, and we operate a 24/7 business out of nine communities across the city (King’s Cross, St Pancras, Hoxton, Tower Bridge, Victoria, Vauxhall, City, Westminster and Battersea), with nearly 5,000 total beds. We opened urbanest Battersea in September 2024, one of the world’s most sustainable student accommodation buildings, and look forward to opening our 10th and largest community, urbanest Canary Wharf in 2026. With 1,672 beds, urbanest Canary Wharf will further enhance our sector leading status when it comes to sustainable developments.

Our communities each have a unique feel with buzzing social areas and quiet study spaces for our residents, and we are proud to offer an amazing living experience for students attending leading universities such as King’s College London, University College London, LSE, New York University, University of Arts, SOAS and many others. We have a co-ordinated calendar of in-house events to help students discover London and truly enjoy their time with us, ensuring urbanest has a positive impact during this developmental stage of their lives, serving us in our Mission:
“To enhance university life by delivering responsible, sustainable communities across London.”

At urbanest we are proud of our incredible work culture, and we all come together at different events throughout the year to celebrate our achievements. We are also pleased to offer numerous staff benefits, including discounted gym membership, travel to work/cycle to work loan, a generous company pension contribution and more. Join us at urbanest and help us achieve our Vision of “a living and working experience better than yesterday; even better tomorrow.”