Assistant Property Manager

JR United Kingdom; Chorley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in commercial property management is seeking an Assistant Property Manager to support daily operations. The role involves managing property inquiries, conducting inspections, and maintaining lease data. Ideal candidates will have commercial property experience or be working towards their APC. Join a growing team with opportunities for development and training.

Benefits

Company Health Insurance

Company Events

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial property preferred, APC candidates considered.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily property management operations.
• Manage service charge budgets and ensure timely rent collection.
• Conduct regular property inspections and maintain lease data.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Organizational Skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Qube

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FI Real Estate Management are seeking an Assistant Property Manager to join the property team in a full time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will support the daily operations of our property management across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in commercial property however we are happy to consider candidates who are already working towards their APC.

Why choose us?

Do you want to join one of the UK’S most established names in commercial property and asset management? Then look no further…

With decades of experience in the industry, the group is growing from strength to strength and has a real presence in the commercial and industrial property market. People are in the heart of everything we do and we understand that our talented workforce is at the core of our achievements. We are looking for ambitious and hardworking individuals who are seeking a rewarding career.

To anyone who joins us we provide opportunities to develop and the benefit of being trained and supported by an experienced team.

With a vast portfolio of commercial and industrial real estate spanning over 15 million sq ft and an additional 4.5 million sq ft in the pipeline, we’re constantly growing and are actively seeking driven individuals to join our team.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Process property management enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.
• Take a proactive role in the day-to-day property management of the portfolio, with a strategic approach.
• Assist with regular property inspections.
• Assist with building key strategic relationships with tenants.
• Reading and summarising of leases.
• Ensuring lease data is regularly updated and maintained on the property management database.
• Work with Senior Property Manager to help plan for critical lease event dates such as reviews, lease expiries and break options.
• Assist with any licence to alters, assign etc in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assist Senior Property Manager with setting and reconciling service charge budgets in line with the RICS service charge code.
• Help to manage service charge expenditure effectively, working closely with the SPM, facilities, and asset management team.
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure rents are collected in a timely manner and outstanding debts are collected as quickly as possible.
• Liaise with the building and facilities managers to ensure that buildings are always maintained.
• Assist SPM to ensure correct contracts are being procured across the portfolio.
• In conjunction with the facilities management team, manage health and safety across the portfolio, making sure that all properties are compliant via Ligtas.
• Assist SPM with collating and filing statutory documents.
• Where necessary, manage and assist with insurance issues and claims associated with the portfolio.
• Assist SPM with refurbishments and minor refits.
• Work with asset management and development team to ensure streamlined and straightforward handover of new build properties.
• Assist SPM with full handover process to incoming tenants including taking meter reads etc.
• Assist SPM with utilities business rates queries.
• Assist SPM with approving work requests through Qube.
• Assist SPM with early stages of dilapidations process.

Personal requirements

• High attention to detail and an organised and methodical approach to processing.
• IT and software skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of PM software (Qube) desirable but not essential.
• The ability to work effectively both in a team environment and own initiative in a pressured environment, sticking to strict deadlines.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your role within the organisation.

Company Benefits

• Company Health Insurance
• Company events
• Free parking

If you like what you see and you wish to be part of a successful team then click 'Apply' and submit your up-to-date CV.