Commercial Estates Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Spencer Clarke Group
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Commercial Estates Manager role in London involves overseeing a diverse commercial portfolio, particularly focusing on schools and education sites. The position requires a RICS-qualified professional who can manage live matters, negotiate effectively, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. The role is hands-on and demands strong relationship-building skills with various stakeholders. This is a minimum 6-month contract with a hybrid working pattern.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a diverse commercial portfolio, with a specific focus on schools and education sites
- Negotiating and agreeing leases and licences, ensuring value for money
- Handling landlord and tenant matters including renewals, variations, and complex estates issues
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety and statutory obligations across the portfolio
- Working closely with internal stakeholders including finance, legal, and regeneration teams
- Building effective working relationships with tenants and external stakeholders
Key Skills:
- RICS qualified
- Strong commercial property / estates management experience within local government or a large public sector organisation
- Confident handling leases, licences, deeds of variation, and related legal and planning considerations
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Commercial Estates Manager
Location: London
Rate: £500 per day
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on site
Contract: Minimum 6 months
Spencer Clarke Group's Local Authority client in London is seeking a RICS-qualified Commercial Estates Manager to take responsibility for a varied commercial portfolio with a strong focus on schools and education sites. This role suits a hands-on estates professional who can manage live matters, negotiate confidently, and deliver outcomes at pace across a complex local government portfolio.
- Responsibilities
- Managing a diverse commercial portfolio, with a specific focus on schools and education sites
- Negotiating and agreeing leases and licences, ensuring value for money
- Handling landlord and tenant matters including renewals, variations, and complex estates issues
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety and statutory obligations across the portfolio
- Working closely with internal stakeholders including finance, legal, and regeneration teams
- Building effective working relationships with tenants and external stakeholders
About you
- RICS qualified
- Strong commercial property / estates management experience within local government or a large public sector organisation
- Confident handling leases, licences, deeds of variation, and related legal and planning considerations
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
How to Apply
Send your CV or get in touch with Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on (phone number removed) or