Property Manager – Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Fokus Nordic Group; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch benefit

Sports and culture benefit

Gym access

Parking near office

Job summary

Fokus Nordic Finland Oy is seeking a proactive Property Manager to oversee a diverse portfolio in the Helsinki metropolitan area, combining technical property management with tenant collaboration and project coordination.

You will work independently with Finnish properties, travel between sites, manage maintenance, negotiate renewals, and work with an experienced team to optimize costs and energy use.

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education degree in construction engineering, building services, real estate economics or business
• A few years of experience in property management, construction project management or other relevant roles
• Understanding of building technology, maintenance and repair needs
• Experience in customer-facing work and good interaction and organisational skills
• Good command of Finnish and at least basic English skills
• Category B driving licence, access to your own car, and willingness to travel between properties in Helsinki metropolitan area

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance, servicing and technical functionality of properties and manage service providers
• Tenant and customer collaboration, property visits and responding to tenants’ needs
• Negotiating lease renewals with existing tenants
• Planning and coordinating tenant space modifications and smaller repair/development projects with partners
• Supporting new leasing by presenting premises and conducting technical assessments
• Monitoring and reporting on property operating costs and energy consumption

Skills

Communication

Organisation

People skills

Initiative

Education

Higher education degree in construction engineering or related

Job description

Open positions – Property Manager, Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Property Manager – Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Fokus Nordic is looking for a Property Manager to be responsible for a diverse property portfolio in the Helsinki metropolitan area. This independent role combines technical property management, tenant and customer collaboration, and the coordination of development projects, supported by a team of experienced specialists.

As a Property Manager, you will be responsible for the comprehensive management and development of your own property portfolio. Your portfolio will include logistics, light industrial, office and commercial properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area. You will work independently in close cooperation with tenants, service providers and the Fokus Nordic team.

Your responsibilities include, among other things:

• Ensuring the maintenance, servicing and technical functionality of the properties, and managing service providers
• Tenant and customer collaboration, property visits, and responding to tenants’ needs
• Negotiating lease renewals with existing tenants
• Planning and coordinating tenant space modifications and smaller repair and development projects together with partners
• Supporting new leasing, for example by presenting premises and carrying out technical assessments of modification needs
• Monitoring and reporting on property operating costs and energy consumption

The job description can be tailored to your own expertise and interests, for example towards technical property management or tenant collaboration. You will be supported by Fokus Nordic’s Finnish organisation of 24 specialists, working closely with other Property Managers, Asset Managers, and leasing and property development experts.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

We are looking for a proactive professional with a few years of experience in property management, construction project management or other relevant roles. You might be, for example, a construction project manager, a technical specialist or a facilities manager who wants to broaden your expertise in real estate investment and property management. Success in this role depends above all on your ability to take initiative, organise your own work and see agreed matters through to completion. You enjoy working with people, communicate naturally with a variety of stakeholders, and are able to find practical solutions in changing situations. You do not need to know everything in advance, as you will be able to develop your skills with the support of experienced colleagues.

We expect you to have:

• A relevant higher education degree, for example in construction engineering, building services engineering, real estate economics or business
• A few years of experience in property management, construction project management or other relevant roles
• An understanding of building technology, maintenance and repair needs
• Experience in customer-facing work, as well as good interaction and organisational skills
• Good command of Finnish and at least basic English skills
• A category B driving licence, access to your own car, and a willingness to travel actively between properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Additional merits:

• Experience in managing commercial properties, such as office, logistics or light industrial properties
• Experience in commissioning repair and modification works and managing service providersExperience in commercial leasing or tenant collaboration, such as presenting premises and leasing negotiations

What we offer

• The opportunity to work in a stable, international real estate expert organisation that combines strong local expertise with Nordic collaboration
• The support of an experienced and approachable team, and a low-hierarchy work community where you are given responsibility and the freedom to do your work in your own way
• A flexible working routine combining property visits, modern office premises in central Helsinki and partial remote working
• Comprehensive employee benefits, including a lunch benefit, a sports and culture benefit, access to a gym, and parking near the office

Practical information

This is a permanent, full-time position, and you will be employed by Fokus Nordic Finland Oy. Your workplace is located in central Helsinki at Mikonkatu 7, but you will also work flexibly at properties across the Helsinki metropolitan area. We hope you can start as soon as possible. The position comes with a fixed monthly salary, the level of which will be determined by your expertise and experience. We will discuss compensation in more detail during the recruitment process.

We do not accept applications by email; only applications submitted through the application system will be processed. We want to ensure that all applicants can take part in the process on equal terms, and we will take individual accessibility needs into account where necessary.

For questions about the position and the application process, please contact aTalent’s Senior Recruitment Consultant Kati Hautakoski (tel. [phone], kati.hautakoski(at)atalent.fi). If she cannot answer the phone immediately, please leave a text message and she will call you back.

About Fokus Nordic

Fokus Nordic is a real estate investment and asset management specialist that helps investors achieve their goals through active and professional property management. We provide our clients with tailored real estate investment solutions in Finland and the other Nordic countries. Founded in Denmark in 2016, Fokus Nordic operates in four countries and employs approximately 150 real estate professionals.

In Finland, our team of 24 specialists is responsible for managing real estate investments throughout their entire lifecycle. We combine local market knowledge, commercial insight and broad property expertise with the aim of improving the return and value of investments over the long term. Our services cover, among others, leasing, technical management, property development, sustainability, transactions and financial management.