Property Manager

Live Nation Entertainment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading live entertainment company is looking for a qualified property professional to manage their diverse property portfolio. The role involves significant travel across the UK, overseeing projects, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, and supporting an operational team. Candidates should have prior experience in the property management field and be proficient in Microsoft Office. This full-time, permanent role offers the chance to work within a unique environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Qualified property professional with considerable post-qualification experience.
• Sound knowledge of property management and associated legislation.
• Experience in the entertainment or leisure industry is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake building surveys and report on defects.
• Manage and oversee projects and schemes.
• Prepare budget plans and manage capital and revenue budgets.

Skills

Property management

Health and safety legislation

Project management

Commercial awareness

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Qualification in property management

Membership of professional institutes

Job description

Job Summary:

Company: Academy Music Group

Department: Property Services

Location: Field based/remote working, UK

Reports to: Group Head of Property

Working Hours: Full time

Job Type: Permanent

Academy Music Group

Academy Music Group (AMG) is the UK’s leading owner and operator of live music and entertainment venues with award-winning credentials. Several of our historic theatres are unique institutions of British music and culture and our vision is to inspire artists and audiences by hosting unforgettable live performances.

Our venues: O2 Academy Birmingham, O2 Academy Bournemouth, O2 Academy Bristol, O2 Academy Brixton, O2 Academy Glasgow, O2 Academy Islington, O2 Academy Leeds, O2 Academy Leicester, O2 Academy Liverpool, O2 Academy Oxford, O2 Academy Sheffield, O2 City Hall Newcastle, O2 Forum Kentish Town, O2 Institute Birmingham, O2 Ritz Manchester, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester, Edinburgh Corn Exchange.

AMG is part of Live Nation which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media, and Artist Nation Management.

Role Description

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing team of professional property managers, working across the whole of the Academy Music Group estate including those of its sister companies including Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The role will be responsible for the full range of professional property matters associated with a large and diverse property portfolio. As a key member of the property team, you will provide support and advice across the business.

The role will require extensive travel across the UK and may involve occasional nights away from home. A full UK driving licence is a requirement as is your own car.

This is a rare opportunity to work within a small team of property professionals, for a market leading company, supporting an operational team dedicated to providing a world class customer experience.

Who You Are

You will be a qualified, experienced, professional person capable of managing all aspects of commercial property and have the following competencies, skills, knowledge, and experience:

• You will be an experienced property professional with considerable post qualification experience preferably with a client-side background.
• You will ideally have worked in the entertainment or leisure industry undertaking a similar role, worked in the management of events or the licenced trade.
• You will have a sound knowledge of property management, construction, structure, and associated property and health and safety legislation.
• You will be commercially aware and currently work in a commercial environment.
• You will hold memberships, or be working towards, at least one of the following professional institutes:
  • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Building.
  • Member of the Chartered Associate of Building Engineers.
• You will be passionate about your work and be able to professionally contribute to discussions, make informed decisions, and lead multidisciplinary teams of people.
• This role includes close liaison with the group management stakeholders, venue operations teams, as well as a network of contractors and consultants to ensure the property function is delivered in line with company requirements and targets.
• You will be competent in the use of Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Undertake building surveys, reporting on defects, analysing appropriate solutions, and specifying repairs.
• Development, management and leadership of projects and schemes of all sizes, including the management and coordination of external consultants and contractors.
• Supporting the operational business, providing property advice and leadership across the estate.
• Be responsible for preparing instructions and briefs for consultants and contractors, issuing instructions to various disciplines on a wide range of work on the group property portfolio.
• Provide budgetary management of capital and revenue budget, including the preparation of budgets, the development and maintenance of five-year budgetary plans.
• Development and implementation of the groups facilities management strategy.
• Overseeing the implementation of all statutory approvals, planning and listed building consent processes.
• Consultation on new projects across the estate.
• Collaborating with colleagues to manage the brand standards supporting our partner initiatives.
• Fire safety management and implementation of improvements and recommendations following fire risk assessments.
• Ensuring that any mandatory inspections of the building, building fabric, or equipment is completed in line with legal requirements and any remedial work identified from these inspections is remedied in a timely manner.
• Monitor the establishment and maintenance of satisfactory standards to ensure that all properties are maintained in such condition to be compliant with Health and Safety law and maintained in a safe condition.
• Assist venues to comply with enforcement officer requests or formal notices in a timely manner.
• To work closely with the groups Health & Safety Advisor and assist with the implementation of Policy as required.
• Collaborating with external consultants, assist with the management of group non-domestic rates.
• Prepare concise reports on all aspects of property management, including but not limited to:
  • Acquisition of new property.
  • Preparation of budget costs plans and forecasts.
  • Disposals and lease end negotiations.
  • Lease advice.
  • Assisting with the negotiation of rent reviews.
  • Dealing with service charges.
  • Negotiating with landlords.
  • Managing dilapidations.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It is talent that matters to us, and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

AMG is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media, and Artist Nation Management.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 4th August 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.

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