Client Side Estates Manager

Joshua Robert; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20% annual bonus

Field-based flexibility

Job summary

A leading hospitality organization in the UK seeks a Senior Consultant - Property & Asset Management to oversee property management activities for their diverse estate. This mid-senior role offers autonomy and impacts income performance directly. The successful candidate will manage multiple stakeholders, advise senior leadership, and enhance asset value through strategic negotiations and compliance with property law. The position allows for field-based flexibility, with limited head-office attendance and offers a competitive bonus structure.

Qualifications

• RICS qualified with a solid understanding of property law and compliance.
• Demonstrable analytical and negotiation skills.
• Possess a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage licensed and non-licensed property interests to maximise income.
• Lead complex negotiations to enhance rental income.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior operational leadership.

Skills

Property law knowledge

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship management

RICS qualification

Job description

Senior Consultant - Property & Asset Management

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Estates Manager to join a large, well‑established hospitality organisation with a diverse leased and managed estate. This senior client‑side role offers genuine autonomy, commercial influence, and the opportunity to directly impact income performance and long‑term asset value across a regional portfolio.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the effective management of licensed and non‑licensed property interests, ensuring income is maximised, assets are protected, and all statutory and legal obligations are met.

Driving Income and Performance

• Producing and positively challenging rent assessments for new lettings, rent reviews, renewals, and investment proposals
• Managing rent review and renewal processes in line with the Pubs Code, RICS guidance, and internal governance
• Leading complex negotiations to protect and enhance rental income
• Instructing and managing external agents to support negotiations and specialist matters
• Overseeing notices, possession actions, and income recovery where required
• Proactively managing and growing income from the non‑licensed estate
• Identifying surplus land and non‑licensed assets and developing value‑realisation strategies
• Pursuing freehold acquisitions where leasehold interests exist
• Protecting estate tenure and preventing unintended rights of renewal
• Developing estate plans to mitigate property costs, including rent, service charge, and dilapidations
• Managing superior landlord relationships and negotiating surrenders or acquisitions
• Resolving boundary, title, easement, and ownership issues
• Managing compulsory purchase negotiations where applicable
• Reviewing title plans to identify surplus land and address title defects
• Managing rating agents to reduce occupier costs and challenge excessive rateable values

Stakeholder Engagement

• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior operational leadership
• Building strong, professional relationships with occupiers to secure cooperation and agreement
• Managing and coordinating legal, rating, and property consultants
• RICS qualified
• Solid understanding of property law, compliance, and governance
• Commercially astute with strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Full UK driving licence

Package

• Up to 20% annual bonus
• Field‑based flexibility with limited head‑office attendance

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Other