About Pebbles
An award-winning company founded Salcombe 2004 providing large luxury holiday lets, private holiday homes and Estates across South Devon and East Cornwall. A bigger team than at launch 22 years ago but family-led as ever, with a strong culture which recognises and rewards dependability, care and exceptionality. We serve clients in 2026 as Pebbles of Salcombe (Salcombe & West South Hams branch), Pebbles of Downderry (East Cornwall branch) and Bespoke Devon (Totnes & East South Hams branch).
What the role is
It's a new role, of two halves in roughly equal measure. Our clients are absentee owners -they trust us to see their homes properly on their behalf, and this role, working closely with Snr Manager for Property Management & Hosting Services, is where the promise starts and is kept in many ways.
At Salcombe HQ &/ remote office. The first half is spent enabling the Senior Manager. That means various administration regular and adhoc project including but not limited to property records and systems, sales enquiry and new property onboarding, weekly Property Check Plan and other schedules, reporting and meeting papers.
It's a varied job, and no two weeks look quite the same. If you like being part of a dynamic team while trusted to get on with things, you'll enjoy it.
What we're looking for
- At least two years in an office or administrative role, including supporting a manager or director
- A full driving licence and use of a vehicle — around half your week is spent travelling between properties
- A good eye for detail and presentation, and the confidence to judge whether a room is right and to say so when it isn't
- Strong organisation — you can hold several jobs in the air at once and drop none of them
- Confident written and spoken communication, and a good working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel
- Discretion, and sound judgement about what to escalate and what to handle
- Happy working on your own out at properties, and as part of a team back at the office
Out at properties. Around half your week is spent visiting client properties - high-end holiday lets and private holiday homes - checking each one is presented and maintained to the standard its owner expects for themselves and their guests, and reporting back on what you find. You'll notice the loose handle, the tired cushion and the garden that's had a rough fortnight before an owner or a guest ever does.
Nice to have, but we'll train you: experience in property management, property services, holiday letting or high-end hospitality; experience supporting a manager with a sales remit; familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot; local knowledge of South Devon and its contractor base.
Where it leads
Optionally, this role can be a route into professional property management. Pebbles would rather promote from within where it can. The job is designed to build what a Property Manager needs to know - the properties, the standards, the systems and the owners. Do well here and we'd expect you to be in a position to apply for a Property Manager role in around 6 to 18 months, should you want to. It's an optional career path.
Hours
22.5 up to 30hrs/wk, fixed to suit the right candidate, permanent, with flexible working we'll shape around you.
Benefits include
- Starting salary £26,000-£27,500 pro rata, expenses and tech pack
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Gym membership
- Paid volunteer time 3 days pa
- Company Bursary for Family Advancement
- Sick pay
Requirements:
- Administrative — 2 years
- Full driving licence
- English
Pay: £26,000.00-£27,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Experience:
- Administrative: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Salcombe TQ8
