Job Title:                    (Position Filled) Senior Commercial Property and Acquisitions Manager

Location:                  NE England

Salary:                       Up to £65K depending on Experience

 

This is a full time, permanent office-based position with UK travel

Benefits

As part of our property team you'll have:

  • Company Car or allowance

  • Bonus Scheme

  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Packages

  • Healthcare

  • On-Site Parking Facilities

  • The opportunity to develop yourself personally and professionally

  • Access to onsite gym and facilities

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Life Assurance

  • Discounts – retail, travel, cinema etc

The Role

Joining us as the Senior Commercial Property and Acquisitions Manager you will play a vital part in managing the growth of the property portfolio together with the management of the existing portfolio of 275+ sites.

The role will require you to manage a team.

Reporting to the Property Director, you will be: 

  • Managing the Property management and acquisitions team.

  • Acquiring new sites, managing, and reviewing leases as well as managing insurance, business rates, council tax and rent payments.

  • Working with the Property director on business acquisitions.

  • Working with other relevant departments to ensure growth aspirations are being met via business acquisitions and new greenfield sites.

  • Providing high level technical advice and guidance around property management and acquisitions together with planning advice.

  • Producing presentations, reports, analysis, and progress reports.

  • Liaising with external parties such as local councils, fire authorities and others as applicable.

  • Negotiating, completing and managing the central service contracts for the business including but not exclusively solicitors’ planners and surveyors.

  • Working with the business to enhance the facilities management processes.

Who are we looking for?

We welcome candidates from different backgrounds, to apply to join our well-established team.

This role will suit someone with an appropriate Property related degree who has at least 10 years post qualification experience. Desired criteria: - 

  • MRICS qualified.

  • Property related degree or conversion.

  • Proven track record in acquiring and disposing of property, hitting challenging targets.

  • Experience in Managing a team.

  • Retail experience either in agency or from a client-side perspective.

  • Facilities Management experience.

  • Experience in dealing with planning matters.

  • Able to travel nationally with overnight stays required at times to meet business requirements 2/3 times a month.

  • Ability to confidently present in an open forum environment to all levels of the business. You will be able to report ‘up’ and brief ‘down’, effectively communicating with all colleagues, including board level presentation where applicable.

  • Someone who is self-motivated and has a ‘Can Do’ attitude.

  • Diligent and thorough with an excellent eye for attention to detail.

  • Excellent IT skills especially working with MS office.

 

TO FIND OUT MORE AND/OR TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO STEVEN@GRS-RECRUIT.COM