Associate Director - Leeds, United Kingdom - CBRE

CBRE

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Posted- 07-Nov-2023- Service line- Advisory Segment- Role type- Full-time- Areas of Interest- Property Management- Location(s)- Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
About the Team:

CBRE are looking for an exceptional surveyor to join the Northern Property Management Team. Based in Leeds you will be responsible for managing FRI and service charge properties across a variety of asset classes. This will include managing high profile offices in central Leeds and industrial and retail properties throughout Yorkshire, the North Midlands, and the North East.
The Yorkshire and Northeast Property Management team forms part of a wider Northern Property Management Team, having surveyors located in both Manchester and Liverpool. There are 17 fee earners in total. The Leeds Team are responsible for managing properties for a number of key clients throughout the region including CBRE Investment Managers, Cordatus, Sports Direct, MEPC, and Middlesbrough Borough Council in addition to local based clients.
The local team comprises 6 fee earners, 1 apprentice surveyor and an administrator. The team has ambitious plans to grow through existing and new clients.

The team is friendly, sociable, and dynamic and offers several opportunities including:

Interested and varied work across asset classes.
Client facing role with the opportunities to lead client relationships and grow instructions.
Structured training and career progression
A strong internal support network.
The purpose of this role is to work predominantly on portfolio instructions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of service and to work with other service lines to ensure a tailored and coordinated service.
Key Responsibilities
Manage the transition of client/properties in and out of CBRE management
Responsibility for compliance relating to sites under their control, acting or escalating any issues relating to noncompliance
Carry out property inspections
Responsibility for taking the appropriate action in response to any legal notice received in relation to a managed property
Responsibility for preparing data for client meetings
Attending client meetings, ensure recording of minutes and carrying out of actions arising
Reading of leases and ensuring accurate data is maintained on the property management system
Ensure rent demands are raised accurately and on time
Provide recommendations to clients to recover rent and other sums due under the lease terms
Work with the onsite facilities teams to review and obtain approval of service charge budgets
Approve service charge year end reconciliations in accordance with RICS guidelines / client instruction
Identify and progress opportunities for crossselling activities
Responsibility for arranging and chairing occupier meetings and occupier liaison as required
Ensure recording of minutes of occupier meetings and 121 meetings are completed and all actions arising from the meeting are dealt with
Take appropriate action for all forthcoming lease diary events
Identify opportunities for providing additional services to clients and provide appropriate recommendations.
Explore opportunities for new business generation and be an efficient presenter

Key Skills/Knowledge

Ideally RICS qualified although property management experience is considered more important
Relevant experience in property management in the UK market
Constantly updating knowledge of legislation relating to property management
Able to build and maintain client relationships and internal relationships with other service lines
Use and grow knowledge of law relating to property management in order to make recommendations to the client
Understand and grow knowledge of the clients' investment objectives
Be able to recognise opportunities for selling additional services to clients, including crossselling
Able to build and maintain tenant / customer relationships
Understand credit control methods
Able to use IT software such as Word, Excel and other databases
Able to contribute to team and department business plans
Able to work as part of a team, supporting other team members and recognising the work of others
Build and maintain relationships with other parts of the wider CBRE service lines

Person Specification

Good interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise and coordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met
Maintains a positive attitude towards routine tasks
Accurate and exceptional attention to detail
Proactive and enjoys working autonomously and as part of a wider team
Confident and assertive where required
Sociable and outgoing
Flexible approach to work
Understands and appreciates the importance of using discretion
Team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES