Senior Surveyor

Commercial Property Company – Client Side

Senior Surveyor – Commercial Property Management 

Location: Lancashire. Easily commutable from Manchester/surrounding areas. 

Up to £65,000 + bonus & benefits. DOE

THE ROLE

My client is looking to recruit an ambitious and creative Senior Surveyor to join their Property Management team. With a vast portfolio of commercial real estate spanning over 15 million sq ft and an additional 4.5 million sq ft in the pipeline, they are constantly growing and are actively seeking driven individuals to join their team.

DAY TO DAY 

• Take a proactive role in the day-to-day property management of the portfolio, with a strategic approach.
• Carry out regular property inspections.
• Ensuring lease data is regularly updated and maintained on the property management database and deal with the reading and summarising of leases.
• Take a proactive approach in terms of asset management opportunities and the exploiting of potential initiatives.
• Advance planning for critical lease event dates such as reviews, lease expiries and break options
• Dealing with the tenant queries in a timely and efficient manner and building key strategic relationships with tenants.
• Dealing with any dilapidation claims, licence to alters, assignments etc in a timely and efficient manner.
• Confidently set and reconcile service charge budgets in line with the RICS service charge code.
• Manage service charge expenditure effectively, working closely with the facilities and asset management team.
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure rents are collected in a timely manner and outstanding debts are collected as quickly as possible.
• Liaise with the building and facilities managers to ensure that buildings are well maintained at all times.
• Working closely with the facilities and procurement team to ensure that the correct contracts are in place across the portfolio.
• In conjunction with the facilities management team, manage health and safety across the portfolio, making sure that all properties are compliant.
• Where necessary, manage and assist with insurance issues and claims associated with the portfolio.
• Overseeing refurbishments and minor refits and carrying out full handover process to incoming tenants.
• Work with asset management and development team to ensure streamlined and straightforward handover of new build properties.

YOU:

• High attention to detail and an organised and methodical approach to processing.
• A minimum of 3 year’s previous commercial property management experience together with landlord and tenant knowledge will be considered.
• Previous experience of setting service charge budgets is essential alongside creative property management initiatives.
• IT and software skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of PM software (Qube) desirable but not essential.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.

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 Asset 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.