Property Manager

GirlingJones; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous pension

Generous annual leave

Free gym access

Eye care

Blue Light discounts

Job summary

GirlingJones is seeking an experienced Property Manager to join the Estates team in Exeter. You will oversee capital and revenue projects across a varied property portfolio, ensuring safety, compliance and fit-for-purpose operation.

You’ll lead construction, refurbishment and maintenance from concept through procurement to handover, supporting a capital programme of about £5.5m and engaging consultants, contractors and suppliers across the region.

Qualifications

• MRICS/MCIOB/RIBA or equivalent professional qualification and relevant experience.
• Building Surveying degree or equivalent industry experience with professional body membership.
• Experience delivering major and minor construction projects.
• Strong contract administration, cost and budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital and revenue projects, budgets, programmes and risk.
• Prepare specifications, tenders, cost plans and project documentation.
• Lead consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Undertake contract administration duties using appropriate forms of contract.
• Manage procurement, tender evaluation and contractor performance.
• Ensure compliance with CDM, Health & Safety, Building Regulations and other statutory requirements.
• Undertake and commission surveys (condition, structural, asbestos).
• Provide technical advice on property, maintenance and estate matters.
• Support acquisitions, disposals, leases, valuations and wider estate management.
• Manage project completion, handover and defects.

Skills

MRICS

MCIOB

RIBA

Contract administration

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Construction procurement

Communication skills

Travel between sites

Education

Building Surveying degree

Professional body membership

Tools

JCT contracts

NEC3 contracts

NBS Specifications

Job description

Property Manager – Estates & Capital Projects
Salary: £48,000 – £55,000 + Package
Location: Exeter
Flexible working available

A large public-sector organisation is looking to appoint an experienced Property Manager to join its Estates team, supporting the management and improvement of a varied operational property portfolio.

Working alongside senior Estates colleagues, you’ll deliver capital and revenue projects while ensuring properties remain safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
The Role As Property Manager, you’ll manage construction, refurbishment and maintenance projects from initial concept through procurement and delivery to handover, contributing to a capital programme of approximately £5.5m.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing capital and revenue projects, budgets, programmes and risk.
• Preparing specifications, tenders, cost plans and project documentation.
• Leading consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Undertaking Contract Administrator duties using relevant forms of contract.
• Managing procurement, tender evaluation and contractor performance.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM, Health & Safety, Building Regulations and other statutory requirements.
• Undertaking and commissioning condition, structural and asbestos surveys.
• Providing technical advice on property, maintenance and estate matters.
• Supporting acquisitions, disposals, leases, valuations and wider estate management.
• Managing project completion, handover and defects.

About You

The successful Property Manager will ideally have:

• MRICS, MCIOB, RIBA, a Building Surveying degree with relevant experience, or equivalent industry experience.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body.
• Experience delivering major and minor construction projects.
• Strong contract administration, cost and budget management skills.
• Knowledge of JCT and/or NEC3 contracts and NBS Specifications.
• Experience preparing specifications, tenders and project documentation.
• Building surveying and asbestos-management experience.
• Good knowledge of construction procurement and relevant legislation.
• Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to travel between operational sites across the region.

Public-sector, Local Authority or emergency-services property experience would be advantageous but isn’t essential.

What’s in it for you?

The Property Manager role offers £48,000 – £55,000 + package, including:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Free gym access and fitness coaching
• Eye Care
• Blue Light Membership discounts

A varied position offering responsibility across projects, surveying, compliance and estate management within a substantial operational property portfolio.