This Estates team post at North London NHS Foundation Trust covers property and estate management across a portfolio of 40 sites in five north London boroughs. The post holder leads on commercial estate matters, including sales of premises, lease negotiations and renewals, rent and service charge management, valuations and rent reviews. The role also covers the property terrier and work with landlords, tenants and advisers, and may involve working at other sites across the five boroughs. Significant experience of leases and commercial property decides fit.
What the job involves
- Lead operationally on estate asset management, with a focus on land and property commercial arrangements
- Negotiate lease and licence renewals and manage sales of premises
- Manage rent, service charges, valuations and rent reviews
- Manage landlord and tenant and wider estate management matters
- Maintain the Trust property terrier so data is available for strategic property plans
- Provide professional property and estate management advice across the portfolio
- Manage the financial aspects of property commercial arrangements
- Work with internal stakeholders, landlords, tenants, agents and professional advisers to protect the Trust's property interests
- Manage a varied caseload and give clear, practical property advice
- Work at other locations across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington when required
Qualifications
- Honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience
Experience
- Significant demonstrable experience managing property portfolios, leases or estate environments
- Significant demonstrable experience negotiating lease terms and lease events such as renewals, breaks and surrenders
- Experience managing budgets and financial controls
- Experience working with staff in a complex, large organisation
- Significant experience sourcing data and information to support decision-making
Skills & knowledge
- Strategic planning, contract and risk management
- Working under pressure and to deadlines
- Working on own initiative
- Highly developed interpersonal skills to liaise at all levels and across disciplines
- Good verbal communication and presentation skills
- Sound understanding of landlord and tenant matters, leases, valuations and property financial management
Nice to have
- Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Ability to design and produce graphics that communicate complex information
- Experience advising senior managers or boards in the NHS or a large public sector body
What’s offered
- NHS discounts
- Generous annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Leadership behaviours and managers programme
- Promotion of flexible working
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Internal staff network