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International Property Consultancy 

Estates Assistant

3rd February 2025

Job Category: Commercial Property Property Management
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Hybrid Manchester

International Property Consultancy 

Estates Assistant. Commercial Property Management 

Location: Manchester, Hybrid.

Up to £32,000 + bonus & benefits. DOE

THE ROLE

My client’s team of 275 professionals are leaders in delivering tailor-made services for clients. They understand the value of in acting together as a team across Surveying, Facilities Management, Finance and Specialist Services and that optimum service can only be delivered by everyone acting as one.

They deliver a data-led, customer-centric property management model where the clients receive the same high-quality service whether assets are small, medium, or large, in every location throughout the UK.

It is their reliability and consistency of providing strong performance levels that sets us apart, as is our ability to innovate rapidly to market changes via our specialist teams of Technology, ESG, Customer Experience, Data and Procurement. Innovation and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do.

Their team is made up of a diverse group of people who all work towards the goal of getting the best result for our client. They have:

  • A London based Finance team
  • High staff retention 
  • High client retention
  • A long track record of high profitability
  • Paid bonuses to all their staff every year for over 15 years

DAY TO DAY

Based in Manchester city centre, the Property Management department is one of the fastest growing teams in Manchester acting for a multitude of clients including:

  • Institutions
  • Pension Funds
  • Family Offices
  • Landed Estates
  • High net worth individuals

They manage a significant number of well-known trophy, mixed use, retail and office assets across north east and north west England.

Their team of 10 people  continues to expand working closely with other teams in the Manchester including Office Agency, Building Consultancy, Development, Rating, Lease Advisory and Industrial Agency teams who occupy the same office.

YOU

Be client service orientated and assist the team with their property management needs which are diverse to include, but not limited to, after suitable instruction;

  • Ability to read leases and complete lease proforma accurately 
  • Understand service charge budgets, prepare service charge packs and reconciliation packs
  • Run reports from our property management system, to include arrears schedules, service charge budget to expenditure reports, tenancy schedules, transaction listings and tenant histories
  • Be contactable at all times to clients, colleagues and third parties associated with the properties
  • Effectively time manage and prioritise workload; manage realistic expectations.
  • Communicate effectively and proactively with team members, line managers and client contacts and service partners
  • Prepare client reports and status updates as directed
  • Understand the Health and Safety requirements relating to properties they manage and how their systems manage this; contribute to this process.
  • Understand how they process invoices on our payment system and how coding options work and relate to budgets
  • Inspect properties and report identifying defects or tenant breaches (after instruction)
  • Have a strong work ethic and willing to be in Manchester 3 days per week and more if needed to meet client needs.
  • Be able to communicate within the department such as Client accountants, credit controllers and facilities managers.

My client operates a hybrid work policy that allows employees to work from home two days a week and in the office three days a week.

If you think the role above could be the next step on your surveying journey, please apply using the link.

If you’re looking for a role within Property Management but interested in a different asset class or type of company, we’d still like to hear from you. Not all of our roles are advertised and often, my clients will want to speak to talented Property Management Surveyors.

 



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