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The opportunity is to join a fast pace, dynamic team who are committed to operational excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional service to our clients and customers. With a strong track record of success, we continue to grow and expand our portfolio, offering exciting opportunities for talented professionals to join our team. With this, we are now looking to recruit an Associate (Senior Surveyor) to the team.
Supported by an Associate Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for a diverse set of clients and multi-let office properties located in the West End and City of London.
Key Responsibilities
As a key member of our team, you will be instrumental in ensuring deliver strategic management of the managed portfolio, overseeing all aspects of property surveying and contributing to the enhancement of our clients' property portfolios. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
1. Strategic Asset Management - Collaborate with the Associate Director to establish client's objectives and deliver property specific as well as client specific strategies.
2. Relationship Management - develop strong working relationships with site based colleagues to ensure they are receiving the right level of support. As well as fostering great client relationships to maintain client satisfaction.
3. Finance:
- Take responsibility for managing Tenant and Landlord arrears across the managed portfolio, working in collaboration with the client accountant and credit controller to ensure that there is a joint up approach to how occupier comms are managed.
- Service Charge: Lead in the production of service charge budgets for all managed properties. Ensuring submission and reconciliation timelines KPI's are met.
- Client Reporting: Lead on the quarterly client reports and support the site teams with the development of any regular management meeting reports.
4. Lease Administration
- Complete regular reviews of lease data
- Complete first drafts of any workflows to be issued, for review by the AD.
5. Inspections
- Attend all of your managed sites on a regular basis.
Key Skills
To succeed in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and skills:
- At least 2 years worth of surveying experience within the property industry
- Understanding of the RICS and Guidance/ Practice Notes issued relevant to the role
- Understand and have experience in reading a Lease and other property related legal documents.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate property matters to diverse stakeholders.
- Results driven and strategic in your approach to meet deadlines and maintain a consistent workload.
- Organised with examples of how you can demonstrate managing different workstreams.
- Strong team ethos
Team Overview
London Business Space consists of 90+ people that specialise in the different sectors of Property Management including; mixed use estates, industrial, portfolio and Prime Offices (RISE).
Whilst the immediate team you will be joining consists of 2 people; Associate Director and a Property Manager - the wider RISE team consists of 20+ people that specialise in prime multi-let office buildings, who collectively manage the majority of the prominent towers in the City.
Shared goals and vision - We are a team that are aligned with a common purpose, ensuring that we manage all of our client's assets in accordance with the RISE methodology, continue to evolve and ensure we maintain our position as best in class across the Property Management industry.
Mutual Respect - We value each others skillsets and value collaboration and individuals contributions.
Accountability & Adaptability - Each team member takes responsibility for their tasks and commitments but team members are open to discussion, sharing new ideas and approaches to problem-solving.
Inclusivity - All team members feel included, valued and our inclusive ethos encourages diversity and we seek to promote a sense of belonging.
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