Property Management Professional

BT Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Property Manager to handle a significant regional portfolio of around 2,000 properties. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in commercial property management, excellent skills in managing operational costs, and the ability to maintain critical property and lease records. You will also be responsible for building relationships with Real Estate advisors and ensuring all engagements yield maximum value. This role fits individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and have strong organizational skills.

Benefits

Annual on-target bonus 10%

BT pension scheme

Life assurance

Exclusive colleague discounts on broadband packages

50% off EE mobile plans

Discounted EE TV

Great support for working parents

25 days annual leave

Volunteering days

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial property management is essential.
• Strong commercial acumen to manage budgets and negotiation processes is required.
• Proficiency in property management systems and IT applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage property activities for a regional portfolio of around 2,000 properties.
• Optimize occupational costs across the allocated region.
• Serve as the main contact for Real Estate matters.

Skills

Commercial Property Management

Cost Management

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Knowledge of Property Law

Proficiency in IT

Tools

Property Management Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our Corporate Units play an integral role in setting and delivering our strategy and partnering with our business units in their plans for growth. We shape and steer the direction of the business by managing our people, finances, suppliers, shared services and buildings. And if that’s not enough, we also oversee our legal, regulatory and compliance obligations too. A career in the Corporate Units is close to the strategic action and never dull. We exist as four centralised teams – Finance and Business Services, Human Resources, Legal, Company Secretary and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Affairs.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for all property management activities for a designated regional portfolio of around 2,000 properties, spanning multiple asset types and jurisdictions.
• Oversee and optimise occupational costs (including rent, service charges and insurance) across the allocated region, ensuring robust financial control and value for BT.
• Maintain accurate property and lease data, acting as the custodian for all records within your region.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all Real Estate matters, proactively engaging with colleagues across Property & Facilities Services to deliver seamless support.
• Handle lease events such as new lettings, renewals and rent reviews for properties with rental values up to approximately £50k per annum, including preparing and presenting cases to the Property Operating Board for approval.
• Oversee BT’s appointed managing agent, ensuring effective sub‑tenant management, lease compliance and resolution of issues including debt recovery.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with a network of Real Estate advisors, driving performance and securing best value for BT in all services provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of commercial Property Management.
• Experience managing and optimising occupational costs, delivering cost efficiencies and value for the organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage budgets, control costs and negotiate effectively.
• Analytical and detail‑oriented, with the ability to maintain accurate property and lease data and use insights to inform decisions.
• Confident communicator and influencer, able to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors and managing agents.
• Understanding of landlord and tenant legislation, property law and health and safety compliance.
• Proactive and organised, capable of managing competing priorities and delivering results in a fast‑paced environment.
• IT literate, with proficiency in property management systems and Microsoft Office tools.

BT Group is the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet – we have always played a critical role in creating the future. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital‑intensive phase of our fibre investment, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures and processes on a huge scale and, together with AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity and passion to take this company into a new era.

Benefits

• Annual on‑target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
• BT pension scheme – minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM‑only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM‑only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay while on maternity, adoptive and paternity leave
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as 'My EV'