Estates Manager
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Nottingham, Support Office
Recruitment Partner: Olivia Wilson
What you'll be doing
Based in our Nottingham support office, the Estates Team operates as a valued consultant to the business, working particularly closely with the wider Property, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Retail & Pharmacy Operation teams. We advise across a large, mature portfolio with significant opportunities to add and return value year-on-year. There's always a commercial opportunity to consider while balancing a mix of retail and pharmacy operations, locations, premium beauty brands and store configurations to ultimately reduce operational costs and deliver best value.
We are now looking for an experienced Estates Manager to join the team. The successful candidate will have good all-round property experience, commercial acumen and a high level of drive to succeed in a fast paced, challenging environment.
Key responsibilities
- Reporting to the Regional Estates Manager you will have responsibility for a diverse workload including:
- Negotiating the best commercial terms in the market with Landlords on all aspects of property management and rental transactions.
- Managing the performance of external advisors to deliver on time and under budget.
- Dealing with all aspects of property management including advising the business on lease obligations, dilapidations and actively managing our sublet portfolio.
- Assisting teams on business projects to deliver measurable results.
- Financially appraising and evaluating property transactions along with preparing and presenting approval papers.
- Assisting in the preparation of the annual property budget and monitoring progress on delivery to it.
- Undertaking and managing lease renewals and rent reviews, negotiating the best commercial terms.
What you'll need to have (our must-haves)
- You will have a degree in Real Estate Management and will be a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with 5 years post qualification experience.
- The best candidate will have the following experience:
- Work collaboratively as part of a team of professionals to