Senior Asset Manager - Central London

Senior Asset Manager - Central London

Our client, one of the UK's leading residential and mix use developers is looking to hire an Asset Manager in a senior capacity. Having delivered some incredible developments over the last 3 years and with a massive forward pipeline and partnerships with various occupiers, the business is going from strength to strength.

Role and responsibilities:

• Managing all managing agents across Freehold portfolio; quarterly meetings, formal reporting, escalating issues where necessary, reviewing and setting SLA’s & KPI’s
• Management of the buildings insurance portfolio; claims, renewals, additions to portfolio, removals
• Freehold sale involvement, management of enquiries, liaising with solicitors
• Appointing managing agents for new developments: managing service charge preparation in line with sales targets
• Setting Client briefs for new developments, asset management reviews, design for management
• Mobilisation and set up of new developments on site, understanding mechanical and electrical systems, car systems, lining up the relevant contracts, managing agents, site meetings running up to 6 month pre completion, concierge employment, management agreement set ups and reviews
• Board reporting, weekly & monthly (defects, estate management, insurance, arrears)
• Process management between departments of the business, sales, construction, design
• Managing lessons learnt sessions with construction interface for new sites moving forward
• High level management of defects across the portfolio, working with construction team and customer care
• Day to day working alongside customer care on any communal defects
• Management of latent defects alongside construction team
• Leaseholder management and resident liaison where necessary
• Management of legal matters with leaseholders 
• Approval of all invoices within the department
• Management of the rental portfolio 
• Reviewing all new and existing tenancy agreements within the rental portfolio, agreement on the agent fees, renewal fees
• Appointment of letting agents for tenancy appointments
• Lease reviews
• Ground rent arrears management
• Commercial portfolio management; lease reviews, licence to alters
• Managing business rates across commercial portfolio
• Utility management of residential portfolio, commercial portfolio and head office supplies
• Management of property guardians when in occupation, placing them, managing contract.
• Health and safety compliance reviews and management across full property portfolio
• O&M review and drafting on sites pre completion
• Home user guide drafting and sign off
• Liaison with social housing landlord pre completion meetings (monthly)
• Management of the office cleaner rota, including sales and marketing suites and show homes
• Void/ unsold unit management, including maintenance upkeep and insurances
• Escalation point for any complaints throughout the property portfolio

Requirements:

• 5 years minimum experience in a similar role
• Extensive knowledge of property and asset management, in particular residential
• Comfortable reporting directly into the board as and when needed
• Happy to work in a varied role covering a wide variety of stock

Package: £65,000 plus bonuses and benefits

It's a cracking role with huge potential, get in touch with Grant Kaveney at GKR London to explore further.