Job Details
Job Title: Retail Asset Manager
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Reporting to: Senior Asset Manager
Permanent
Role Overview
FI Real Estate Management are seeking a Retail Asset Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will be supporting the Senior Asset Manager with the asset and property management rental growth & group company profit and minimising landlord outgoings.
The right candidate will be involved with putting together a short, medium and long term business plan for the assigned portfolio. Manage tenants occupying properties, ensure all assets are always maintained in excellent condition. Develop strong relationships with tenants, agents & local authorities.
The Company:
Why choose Acepark Group?
Do you want to join one of the UK’S most established names in commercial property and asset management? Then look no further…
With decades of experience in the industry, Acepark Group is growing from strength to strength and has a real presence in the commercial and industrial property market. People are in the heart of everything we do and we understand that our talented workforce is at the core of our achievements. We are looking for ambitious and hardworking individuals who are seeking a rewarding career.
To anyone who joins us we provide opportunities to develop and the benefit of being trained and supported by an experienced team.
With a vast portfolio of commercial and industrial real estate spanning over 15 million sq ft and an additional 4.5 million sq ft in the pipeline, we’re constantly growing and are actively seeking driven individuals to join our team.
Responsibilities
Asset Management
- Identify and Implement opportunities to increase rents.
- Perform rent reviews and lease renewals. Support refurbishments, acquisitions and disposals.
- Identify within the letting strategy opportunities for incoming tenants and convert into contractual leases.
- Work closely with our marketing team promoting our services, assist with the provision of marketing material.
- Assist & influence the progress of existing development sites to expand the portfolio.
- Discover opportunities to increase rental income and capital values across the portfolio.
- Future planning: help to understand how growth can be achieved by various kinds of assets that the company has or will have in the future.
- Liaise with the head office operations team to assist in financial reporting and analysis of asset performance.
- Develop successful working relationships with key stakeholder, notably the Client, to ensure a productive and effective working partnership.
Property Management
- Oversee the management of on-site staff to maximise their performance and be empowered to take ownership for decision making.
- Managing the physical assets contained within the assigned portfolio providing a quality service to tenants and ensuring compliance with relevant statute.
- Maintain a consistent level of communication with tenants and business contacts.
- Create a positive presence on each site promoting FI Real Estate Management as the landlord of choice.
- Liaise with facilities managers to deliver a well maintained and managed site.
- Oversee the management, preparation and reconciliation of the service charge including preparing and reconciling the service charge budget and expenditure reports to occupiers.
- Oversee major work programmes including Planned Preventative Maintenance Programmes (PPM)
- Liaise with the credit control team to ensure rent, service charge and insurance collection targets are met for the portfolio.
- Liaise with the administration team to ensure that data is inputted correctly onto the management software system.
- Recommend cost-saving measures which can be implemented across the company;
- Lead/ develop current onsite teams and assist with the onboarding of new staff into the business, creating a positive working culture.
Experience
- Graduate level to up to qualified.
- Preferably multi-sector knowledge.
- Knowledge of L&T Act required.
- An appreciation of the development and planning process.
- Ability to review, dissect and consider financial appraisals and legal documents.
- Strong analytical skills and highly skilled in math and finance.
Qualifications
- MRICS qualified or Graduate Surveyor level. Industry relevant qualifications are valuable but not essential.
- Proficient user of the entire Microsoft Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Possess a full UK driving licence.
- Experience using a property management software is desirable i.e. Yardi
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ and send us your up-to-date CV.