Associate Director - Property Management

Savills; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills Ireland is seeking a senior leader to drive the strategic and operational management of a commercial property portfolio for institutional, corporate, and private clients. You will act as a trusted advisor, deliver best-in-class services, and foster strong client relationships to enhance asset performance.

The role requires commercial acumen, leadership, and the ability to influence across clients, occupiers, and internal teams while ensuring compliant service delivery and growth of the

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial property management across a varied portfolio.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships and deliver exceptional client service.
• Experience managing service charge budgets, financial performance and operational delivery.
• Must have experience of lease maintenance and an understanding of property accounting.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of identifying opportunities to grow and develop client relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work with a relatively high degree of autonomy with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience coaching, mentoring and developing others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound decisions and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• A solid understanding of ESG and the importance it plays in the built environment.
• Strong market awareness and understanding of industry trends, legislation and best practice.
• Experience with Yardi or equivalent property management systems desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of a commercial property portfolio, ensuring a high standard of service delivery and client satisfaction.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and anticipating client needs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance asset performance and deliver value-add initiatives for clients.
• Oversee service charge budgets, financial reporting, arrears management and portfolio profitability
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, health & safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead occupier engagement initiatives and support high levels of customer experience across managed properties.
• Coordinate input from internal teams and specialist service lines to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
• Contribute to business development activities, identify new opportunities and support the growth of existing client relationships.
• Monitor market trends and industry developments to identify risks, opportunities and emerging client needs.
• Mentor, coach and support the development of Property Managers and junior team members.
• Foster collaboration across teams, promoting knowledge sharing and best practice.
• Support the implementation of departmental objectives and contribute to the overall success of the Property Management business.

Skills

Property management

Client relationships

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Decision making

ESG awareness

Market awareness

Regulatory understanding

Education

RICS/SCSI professional qualification preferred

Tools

Yardi

Job description

The Role/ Location

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role within Savills' Property Management team, responsible for the strategic and operational management of a commercial property portfolio on behalf of institutional, corporate and private clients.

Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, the successful candidate will lead the delivery of best-in-class property management services, develop long-term client relationships, identify opportunities to enhance asset performance and contribute to the continued growth of the business. The role requires strong commercial acumen, leadership capability and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with clients, occupiers, colleagues and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management of a commercial property portfolio, ensuring a high standard of service delivery and client satisfaction.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and anticipating client needs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance asset performance and deliver value-add initiatives for clients.
• Oversee service charge budgets, financial reporting, arrears management and portfolio profitability
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, health & safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead occupier engagement initiatives and support high levels of customer experience across managed properties.
• Coordinate input from internal teams and specialist service lines to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
• Contribute to business development activities, identify new opportunities and support the growth of existing client relationships.
• Monitor market trends and industry developments to identify risks, opportunities and emerging client needs.
• Mentor, coach and support the development of Property Managers and junior team members.
• Foster collaboration across teams, promoting knowledge sharing and best practice.
• Support the implementation of departmental objectives and contribute to the overall success of the Property Management business.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in commercial property management, ideally across a varied portfolio
• Have a high attention to detail and a practical, pragmatic approach to property management.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships and deliver exceptional client service.
• Experience managing service charge budgets, financial performance and operational delivery.
• Must have experience of lease maintenance and an understanding of property accounting.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of identifying opportunities to grow and develop client relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work with a relatively high degree of autonomy with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience coaching, mentoring and developing others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound decisions and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• A solid understanding of ESG and the importance it plays in the built environment.
• Strong market awareness and understanding of industry trends, legislation and best practice.
• Professional qualification (SCSI/RICS) preferred.
• Experience with Yardi or equivalent property management systems desirable

Savills Ireland is an equal opportunity employer.

Savills aims to attract, recruit and retain the best people from the widest possible pool of talent. As such, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse working environment for all employees by striving at all times to be an organisation which does not discriminate, values everyone’s talents and abilities and where diversity is positively promoted.