The role is to manage the performance of the property assets in the portfolio and ensure delivery of a high-quality service to all users over 43 properties across its portfolio including 9 international sites. The portfolio has a mix of freehold, leasehold and managed service sites.
Client Details
A registered charity, everything we do is charitable. We invest our surplus into expanding and enhancing our solutions across all of our brands, to meet the changing needs of organisations and industries.
Description
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Ownership of freehold and lease commitments, property strategy (short and long term) and execution.
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Establishing KPIs for properties across the portfolio.
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Establish a clear decision-making forum/formula, documentation and budget planning for pro-active management and forecasting of property related decisions/commitments.
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Create a policy/reference point andreviewtimelines for the capabilities of property assets distinguishing between:
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Corporate sites
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Training sites
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Carbon Management - ensure property infrastructure reflects and implements ESG best practice.
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Proactively identify suitable grant initiatives (and drive award) available for our property infrastructure.
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Understanding and ownership business rates and application of charitable rules.
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Establish strong relationships with key business users for each site.
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Managing negotiation with landlords, agents and councils where and when required.
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Research market rates and commercial terms for sites and decisions as required.
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Understanding maintenance requirements and priorities across each site (liaising with the Facilities Management team.
Profile
- Technical knowledge relating to building construction methods and materials, building defects, building design and construction
- A good working knowledge of relevant statutory regulations applying to commercial premises.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and ability to apply legal requirements in the workplace
- Able to plan, manage and monitor financial resources and data and apply controls and experience of monitoring maintenance budgets. Commercially aware
- Able to plan, prioritise own work and that of a dispersed team in order to maximise efficiency. Able to identify and address the causes of delay or other poor performance, and change working practices to increase efficiency
- Project management skills to manage repair and planned maintenance programme
- Excellent written and verbal communication and reporting skills. Experience of producing reports to a management team and committee Able to represent the association internally and externally with key stakeholders, e.g. local authorities, board members, residents' groups sometimes outside normal office hours
- Proven success in developing effective working relationships, partnerships with contractors and other agencies and communicating and influencing others
Job Offer
- £60,000-£65000
- 6 month FTC with a view to go permanent