Associate - Commercial Property Manager

Associate - Commercial Property Management

An excellent opportunity as arisen for an experienced and driven individual to join a growing and ambitious business as an Associate - Commercial Property Manager within our Clients Asset Management team.

This team combines proactive asset management to drive value and deliver client returns with traditional day-to-day property and facilities management services, providing clients with a uniquely joined up approach to managing a their portfolio of properties. The team acts for a wide variety of landlord clients, from family trusts to one of the UK's largest retailers, and in the main property sectors of retail, office and industrial, working closely with the residential portfolio management team on mixed-use buildings and portfolios.

The Role:

As an experienced Commercial Property Manager, you will be responsible for managing your own portfolio of properties, spread across sector, on behalf of a number of clients and will work to support the team as necessary in other areas. You will also have the opportunity to help grow and share the management offering in line with our strategic aim to expand this service line. Your duties will include (but will not be limited to) the following:

• Property management: ensure properties are efficiently managed. Anticipate, monitor, and resolve issues; maintain regular contact with occupiers; and seek to comply with the service charge budget
• Health and safety: work with the Facilities Management teams to ensure the health and safety of all properties under management. Undertake regular inspections to ensure compliance with lease obligations, internal business standards, and RICS guidelines.
• Budgeting: assist in preparing annual budgets in accordance with service charge procedures and regulations. In partnership with Client Accounting, manage and monitor expenditure throughout the year.
• Finance management: manage and collect sums owed by occupiers relating to rent, service charge, insurance, and any other sums due under the lease.
• Lease management: manage and monitor key lease event dates including break options, rent reviews, and lease renewals. Manage applications by occupiers under the lease, such as licences to assign, alter and underlet. Implement and develop systems to ensure applications are dealt with properly and efficiently.
• Client reporting: prepare client reports. Arrange and attend quarterly management meetings and any other meetings at the client's request

The Person:

• MRICS (desirable)
• Six years experience in commercial property management
• Highly organised, able to take instruction and also work on your own initiative
• A great problem solver with attention to detail
• Excellent people skills and a good communicator

The Package:

• £65,000
• 25 days annual leave
• Group Income Protection
• Employee wellness programs and events; from mental health lunch and learn forums to group meditation classes
• Employee Assistance Programme