Estates Manager

Brunning & Price Limited; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned pub restaurant group is seeking an Estates Manager to lead and manage all estates matters across the organization. This role involves supporting property strategies, handling commercial negotiations, and ensuring compliance with lease obligations while fostering relationships with landlords. Ideal candidates will be based near Chester and possess strong project management and negotiation skills. A competitive salary package with benefits including bonuses and discounts is offered.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Pension

Life assurance

30% employee discount

Private healthcare

Tusker car scheme

Perkbox membership

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing commercial estates.
• Ability to manage budgets and understand statutory compliance.
• Strong negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all estates matters and manage our asset management strategy.
• Support refurbishment projects by handling planning permissions.
• Negotiate lease renewals and ensure compliance with property regulations.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Risk Management

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Education

Understanding of Planning Regulations

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About Us

Brunning and Price is a group of 89 pub restaurants (and counting) spanning from the Lake District to the South Coast. Each pub has its own style and flavour, though you'll find freshly cooked food, local cask ales, quality wines and a back bar bursting full of malt whiskies, gins and rums throughout. In a nutshell, we run informal places for people who like to meet, eat, drink and talk in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

About The Role

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our growing Property Team here at Brunning and Price. We are proud to support our operations team and are extremely passionate about our beautiful pubs, and hope you will be too!

As the Estates Manager at Brunning and Price, you will report to the Property Director and will be responsible for all estates matters across the Brunning and Price Estate.

You will be responsible for supporting with the overall delivery of the property strategy and the day to day management of the Brunning and Price estate. You will be required to drive value through negotiating asset management opportunities and keep property expenditure to a minimum through management of external consultants and leveraging landlord relationships.

For leasehold sites, you will be required to manage all building works relating to our lease obligations, including works associated with dilapidations, service charge and insurance requirements and any ad-hoc building works that may be required from time to time. You will be required to liaise with Landlord’s and/or Managing Agents to ensure all building related lease obligations are fulfilled and maintained at all times.

You will ideally be based in the Midlands or North West and within commuting distance from our head office in Chester, although due to the nature of the role, frequent travel is to be expected.

What’s in it for you?

• £51,000 - £61,000 per annum including car allowance
• Annual bonus
• Pension
• Life assurance
• 30% employee discount for you and your friends and family
• Private healthcare
• Tusker car scheme (self-sacrifice)
• Perkbox membership with some great lifestyle discounts
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial negotiations on asset management events, leveraging the value of the brand and the financial strength of Brunning and Price to mitigate property costs & drive profitability.
• Full understanding of all lease and legal documentation with the ability to advise on the position and the responsibilities of the business
• Proactively manage the external business rates surveyors, service charge & insurance consultants to drive down property costs
• Management of any lease renewals, exits and disposals including negotiation of reduction of dilapidations
• Ownership of estates matters and reporting whilst ensuring the property database is fully updated at all times
• Proactive management of the full estates portfolio, to include day to day property management, invoicing and managing freehold and leasehold responsibilities
• Taking full responsibility of the leasehold rent approvals to ensure it is signed off and processed in a timely manner, working with the finance team
• Responsibility of ensuring all property cost invoices are reviewed/approved in a timely manner with the support of external consultants
• Support the refurbishment of Pubs by assisting with planning permissions, licences to alter and any ad hoc requirements to ensure programmes are met and works are documented correctly.
• Support the central risk and facilities teams with any property related matters to ensure the estate is always fully compliant
• Support on financial year budgeting by reviewing current spend analysis and providing recommendations for risk management
• Preparation of Estates reports for monthly Exec meetings
  
  

Experience And Skills To Include

• Extensive experience of managing all commercial estates matters
• Clear understanding of statutory compliance and regulations
• Ability to compile, review, control and implement budgets
• Project and cost management
• Commercial acumen
• Risk management
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team player
• Strong negotiation skills
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders in the business
• Self-starter with ability to work on their own initiative
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multi task and prioritise work load
  
  

Qualifications Required

• Clear understanding of Planning Regulations and commercial lease requirements. Knowledge of relevant built environment related legislation is essential, both statutory and mandatory..

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Restaurants

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