London
• MRICS Asset Manager required, • Commercial experience essentialMRICS Asset Manager – London Bridge Our client, a highly regarded and seasoned Pan European Real Estate fund is looking to build an office in London due to strong growth and want to hire an experienced Asset Manager where the objective will be to manage multiple asset classes across the UK and Europe. As a business, they operate a model where they embrace ownership, development, and management of commercial and residential real estate assets. Income generation is the core of what they do as a fund, and they will always look to buy and hold. They want an asset manager with a proven track record that is driven, proactive, commercially minded, and well organized, you should be someone who thrives in a fast-paced real estate environment and can take full ownership of portfolio and assets through their entire lifecycle. You will be a strategic mindset, strong financial acumen, be a good team plater and have the skills to manage and lead external stakeholders as well as internal team members whilst ensuring the portfolio is performing at its optimum levels.Your key responsibilities will be:, • To manage, monitor and evaluate the organization’s asset management portfolio., • You will work closely with the CFO/COO to monitor budgets and ensure optimal resource allocation., • You will be tasked to build and maintain relationships with key clients, service providers, and stakeholders., • Lead and support outsourced operating teams and establish procedures., • Take full accountability for tenant contract management, client management, lifecycle contract administration, and leasing activities, including attracting new tenants (organizing operator or provider selection processes, engaging brokers, defining the leasing strategy, identifying suitable clients, and negotiating contract terms), • Contribute to redevelopment plans and resource needs., • Coordinate with external suppliers and service providers (at a strategic level)., • Monitor the performance of outsourced providers and suggest improvements., • Implement operational strategies that align with short- and long-term objectives., • You will be overseeing legal actions, lease, and occupancy rates., • You need to ensure legal compliance, asset maintenance, and accurate invoicing, • Tasked to approve and manage serviced charge levels., • Negotiating the renewal of lease agreements and new agreements with potential tenants, overseeing the entire process of signing new tenants or renewing contracts for existing tenants by respecting the internal contracting flow, directly or via management company., • Ensure the assets maintain appropriate insurance and manage claims process oversight., • Ensure compliance with all legal requirements applicable to landlords in the UK., • Elaborate and propose cost optimization methods and submit costs for budget approval., • Support the acquisitions process by analyzing the properties that are coming in the portfolio, developing post-acquisition strategies, and selecting suppliers., • Post-acquisitions operations - Taking ownership of the Project management and completion of the checklist provided by the legal team post-acquisitions and making sure that all relevant parties are engaged in order to complete each task, including updating utilities agreements with the relevant utility providers, making sure that the property is properly registered and relevant taxes are paid., • Monitor collections and arrears management, • Performing periodic visits on site to make sure that the tenants/guests are properly maintaining the spaces and doing quality checks with regards to the services rendered by the Facility/Property Management Providers., • In case of renovation – collaborate with the internal technical team and assisting on implementing the business model – making sure that the design, space usage etc are all proper from a marketing perspective., • Take ownership of the budget preparation and business plan implementation after approval., • Keep all relevant documentation in SharePoint accordingly per each project., • Manage the marketing efforts of each asset as defined for each particular property – website creation, brochure drafting – liaising with marketing companies on design.You should have the following skills and experience:, • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the real estate industry, preferably with a combination of experience across asset management, investments, and acquisitions, • Strong experience and proven track record with commercial, hospitality, office and mixed-use assets, • Strong financial and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel and an understanding of asset performance metrics (IRR, NOI, yield, etc.)., • MRICS, Degree-qualified in Real Estate, Finance, Business, professional real estate qualifications are an advantage., • Proven ability to develop and implement asset strategies to maximize portfolio performance., • Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, Top Management, and external partners., • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines., • Commercially minded, able to identify value-add opportunities and support acquisition or disposal processes., • Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable, comfortable working both independently and as part of a team., • Excellent work ethic and attention to detail with an ability to thrive in a high-performance culture, • You will be happy to travel occasionally to Europe where there are other assets and or travel for fund meetings, • Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, Power, • You must have the ability to effectively spin multiple plates, and a diverse workload whilst working under pressure, • Be proactive and help look for acquisition opportunities and look to problem solvePackage and Benefits, • Salary up to £80,000 plus strong bonus structure, • Hybrid working structure, • Private Medical and various other brilliant benefits This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious operation that have huge growth plans and a significant budget for the next 5 years. For the right person, you will have the opportunity to join a cracking, growing team with plenty of growth and personal development available to you. #LI-GK1 Please contact Grant Kaveney at GKR International to explore confidentially on or apply: