Associate Director – Property

Salary: £72,000 – £78,000 per year

Overview

This position is part of an experienced team undertaking service charge consultancy, advising occupiers principally within the retail and leisure space.

This is an exciting opportunity that requires an ambitious and highly motivated team player, who has the individual drive and enthusiasm to succeed in this demanding role.

The Role

This senior management role requires the successful applicant to be “hands on” and directly involved in leading the day-to-day delivery and management of a substantial service charge portfolio, which will include at least one of our blue-chip clients.

In addition, the role will require an active contribution towards various aspects of senior management – whether this is by attending management or other relevant meetings, representing the Business at conferences or other events, delivering CPD seminars or helping to generate new business. The role requires a positive outlook and a willingness to rise to the challenge. Similarly, this role will naturally see the successful applicant become party to certain private, confidential and/or sensitive information, which demands the ability to identify and deal with such information appropriately, tactfully and with upmost diplomacy.

The Person / Experience

We recognise that this is an unusual and very specialist role. However, with relevant commercial property experience (preferably from an occupier’s perspective) and specifically a good understanding of leases and the art of negotiation, the successful candidate will receive a comprehensive induction, as well as ongoing support to initially help transition into this exciting new role, and then develop into an Account Director.

As an experienced property professional, the successful applicant will already be well versed in communicating directly with landlords and their managing agents, plus must similarly be confident in appropriately dealing with clients, solicitors as well as a range of technical experts.

However, in addition possessing the core technical and interpersonal skills, candidates will need to demonstrate a good understanding of, if not have experience in, what it takes to lead, motivate and continually develop a team that consistently ensures a high-quality service is always delivered. As part of this, this successful individual will play a prominent role in helping to set, influence and uphold the standards, culture, and expected behaviour of all employees within the Business Unit. It is also expected that they will play a leading role in helping to identify and deliver appropriate continual professional development to members of the team, be it on a one-to-one or wider team basis.

In summary, the successful candidate will therefore already possess a:

• Good commercial awareness, with strong communication and negotiation skills
• Keen eye for detail, with an analytical and inquisitive mind
• Flexible approach and the ability to work to deadlines
• High level of numeracy and literacy
• Good computer literacy (with a good knowledge of Excel being particularly desirable)
• Solid understanding of, if not direct experience in, the art of leading, motivating and continually improving a team that consistently provides the highest level of client service and always delivers the required results.

Other:

• The successful applicant will need to attend meetings throughout mainland UK (and potentially Ireland), as appropriate. A full UK driving licence is therefore required.
• Please note that the interview process will include a range of appropriate tests.