Leasehold & Property Services Lead (Third-Party)

Orbit Group; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbit Group is recruiting a Leasehold & Property Services Lead to drive the third-party property strategy across leasehold, freehold and mixed-tenure estates. You will coordinate with Legal, Governance, Finance, Customer Services and Neighbourhoods to ensure governance, performance and value for money.

Based from Coventry or other Orbit offices, this agile role requires travel across office bases and the ability to lead complex supplier relationships while maintaining rigorous risk and data

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of third-party managed property arrangements and leasehold/freehold structures.
• Experience leading supplier/third-party relationship management in a complex environment.
• Ability to provide organisational grip across multiple teams with shared responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Orbit’s strategic framework for third-party managed property across leasehold, freehold and mixed-tenure arrangements.
• Act as Orbit’s lead relationship owner for managing agents, management companies, freeholders and other bodies.
• Maintain overview of Orbit’s third-party portfolio, including obligations, charges and material risks.
• Provide strategic oversight of third-party costs, budgets and expenditure trends with Finance and operations.
• Identify and escalate legal, regulatory, financial, reputational and safety risks.
• Provide reports and updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Promote resident-focused management to drive service improvements.

Skills

Leasehold & property management

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk

Contractual/legal understanding

Cost control & value for money

Reporting & briefing

Job description

Orbit Group is recruiting a Leasehold & Property Services Lead to drive the third-party property strategy across leasehold, freehold and mixed-tenure estates. You will coordinate with Legal, Governance, Finance, Customer Services and Neighbourhoods to ensure governance, performance and value for money.

Based from Coventry or other Orbit offices, this agile role requires travel across office bases and the ability to lead complex supplier relationships while maintaining rigorous risk and data