Senior Property and Workplace Manager

Boden Group; Bolton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Boden Group is seeking a Senior Property & Workplace Manager to lead the regional CRE and workplace strategy across Manchester, Leeds, and other Northern UK sites for a fast-growing technology business.

You will manage leases, rent reviews, breaks, acquisitions and disposals, lead a six-strong team, work with legal and construction partners, apply IFRS 16, and align commercial priorities with workplace needs.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial lease and CRE transaction experience.
• Knowledge of landlord and tenant matters.
• Experience across acquisitions, disposals, re-gears, rent reviews and breaks.
• Understanding of IFRS 16.
• Experience leading and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage lease events, renewals, rent reviews, breaks, exits and disposals.
• Support searches, acquisitions and new office openings.
• Manage full CRE transaction lifecycle (LOIs, Agreements for Lease, lease docs).
• Collaborate with legal, property and construction consultants.
• Support construction procurement, tendering and contractor appointments.
• Lead workplace strategy and portfolio performance.
• Balance commercial priorities with workplace needs.
• Oversee suppliers and facility management without micromanagement.

Skills

Corporate real estate

CRE transactions

Lease events

Rent reviews

Acquisitions & disposals

IFRS 16

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

MRICS IWFM or equivalent

Job description

Senior Property & Workplace Manager

Based Manchester OR Leeds / Northern UK Portfolio | £65,000 - £80,000 (+ package) DOE | Regional Travel (6 sites approx. 1500 staff)

We’re partnering with a highly successful, people-focused technology business to find a Senior Property & Workplace Manager who can bring together the commercial, technical and human sides of property.

This is a broad leadership role, but one thing is essential: you need to know corporate real estate properly.

Real estate may represent less than 40% of the day-to-day workload, but the technical competency behind it is fundamental. You’ll need strong experience across leases, rent reviews, breaks, acquisitions, disposals, re-gears and property searches, alongside the ability to lead a high-performing workplace function.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll take senior responsibility for a regional property and workplace portfolio across locations including Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle and Dublin, while leading a team of six.

Your remit will include:

• Managing lease events, renewals, rent reviews, breaks, exits and disposals
• Supporting searches, acquisitions and new office openings
• Managing the full CRE transaction lifecycle, including LOIs, Agreements for Lease and lease documentation
• Working with legal, property and construction consultants
• Supporting construction procurement, tendering and contractor appointments
• Applying a practical understanding of IFRS 16
• Leading workplace strategy and performance across the portfolio
• Managing senior stakeholders and balancing commercial priorities with workplace needs
• Overseeing suppliers and FM performance without being buried in day-to-day PPM activity

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally come from a corporate real estate, occupier property or combined Property & Workplace background, with:

• Strong commercial lease and CRE transaction experience
• Knowledge of landlord and tenant matters
• Experience across acquisitions, disposals, re-gears, rent reviews and breaks
• Understanding of IFRS 16
• Experience managing consultants, contractors and property projects
• Strong commercial and financial awareness
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Confidence working with demanding senior stakeholders

MRICS, IWFM or similar qualifications would be useful, but strong technical property experience matters more.

Why join?

This is a visible role within a fast-moving technology business where you’ll have genuine influence across both corporate real estate and workplace strategy.

You’ll be joining an established team, working across an evolving property portfolio, with real scope to progress rather than sit in the same role for the next five years.

If you know your way around a lease transaction as comfortably as you do a senior stakeholder meeting, this could be a brilliant next move.