Lease Advisory Manager

NHS Property Services Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lease Advisory Manager to support the management of lease events across a diverse property portfolio. This role involves collaborating with senior colleagues to navigate lease negotiations, ensuring compliance with governance standards, and driving efficiency in processes. With a commitment to excellence, the organization offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and a range of benefits including generous annual leave and training opportunities. Join a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector while enjoying the flexibility to manage your work-life balance effectively.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

SMART Pension contribution

NHS retail discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Colleague Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of landlord and tenant law and strategic asset management.
• Experience in commercial negotiation and rent reviews.

Responsibilities

• Manage lease events and ensure timely execution of transactions.
• Collaborate with finance colleagues to budget for lease events.

Skills

Landlord and Tenant Law

Lease Interpretation

Commercial Negotiation

Data Accuracy

Customer Relationship Management

Education

MRICS Qualification

APC Pathway Progression

Tools

Horizon Property Database

Job description

NHS Property Services enables excellent patient care by acting as a trusted property advisor to the NHS by providing the best estate solutions.

We manage 2,700 properties with 6,300 customers across England, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from listed buildings to new integrated care centres and include hospitals, GP practices and offices.

The Lease Advisory Team is expanding, aside from our own significant property portfolio, we are now partnering with several NHS Commissioners to support and drive value from lease transactions and events.

The role of the Lease Advisory Manager is to support the management of a portfolio of head lease and sub lease event activity. They will manage individual lease events independently or under the supervision of senior colleagues, protecting business operations in core leasehold sites through the effective management of lease events; Ensuring that all lease events are managed in an effective and timely manner.

This is a 12 month FTC, salary on offer from £33,000 including car allowance.

What you will do

• Working with senior colleagues to ensure all options are considered when concluding lease event negotiations to minimise risk and maximise opportunities.

• Collaborate with property management and finance colleagues to ensure that lease events are properly budgeted for and assist with . Ensuring lease events are managed to budgets.

• Manage / support transactions and seek the requisite internal approvals.

• Provides reporting on productivity and other KPIs.

• Assists with ensuring data accuracy in relation to lease event and property information.

• Brings professional best practice to their roles Role Profile

• Spots opportunities to improve processes and practices

• Implements technical/professional skills and knowledge

• Oversees service delivery to internal and external customers at agreed performance levels

• Manages budgets in line with forecast (where appropriate)

• Adheres to the appropriate governance and compliance standards for professional area

• Manages internal and external customer relationships

Who you are

• You will have a broad understanding of landlord and tenant law, lease interpretation and strategic asset management.

• Able to apply valuation principles to the management of leasehold events.

• Commercial negotiation experience in rent reviews, break options and lease renewals.

• Experience in inspecting and measuring premises in accordance with RICS best practice.

• Clear and effective communicator.

• Able to report recommendations to the business and secure internal approvals.

• Have a passion for data accuracy; are enthusiastic and determined.

• Experience of driving improvements to enable efficiency.

• Experience of operating in a busy, customer focused business.

Desirable

• Be MRICS qualified or be well progressed on the APC pathway.

• Have experience in a public sector / healthcare setting.

• Track record of success in a professional area.

• Have experience with using ‘Horizon’ property database systems.

Where you’ll be

We have a hybrid model, and you can choose to work remotely, or come to our offices! You decide on how to manage your time effectively.

What we can offer you

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:

• 27 days annual leave+ 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.

• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.

• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.

• SMART Pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6%

• A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.

• We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.

An organisation with a purpose…

We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.

We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.