Management Surveyor - Retail - FTC
Posted 1 day ago by 1765866476
£52,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Management Surveyor role is a maternity cover position within a London-based investment and asset management firm, focusing on the management of a UK-wide retail portfolio. The position requires a professional who can handle day-to-day property management tasks across retail parks and shopping centres. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with four days in the office and one day working from home. This is a fixed-term contract expected to last approximately six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage landlord and tenant matters across the assigned retail portfolio.
- Prepare and manage service charge budgets and reconciliations.
- Oversee service charge queries, caps and reconciliations with a clear, commercial approach.
- Support rent collection, arrears management and associated reporting.
- Produce accurate management reports and maintain property management systems.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and external managing agents to ensure consistent delivery.
Key Skills:
- Working knowledge of managing service charge budgets and reconciliations.
- Working knowledge of landlord and tenant matters within a retail environment.
- Experience managing retail parks and/or shopping centres is advantageous.
- MRICS is desirable but not essential.
- Clear communication skills and a structured, collaborative working style.
- Clean UK driving licence.
Salary (Rate): £52000.00 per annum
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Management Surveyor - Retail portfolio (Maternity Cover)
London - 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home
c.6 month FTC.
At Cobalt, we're partnering with a London-based, client-side investment and asset management business to appoint a Management Surveyor into their retail property management team. This Management Surveyor role covers maternity leave and offers exposure to a UK-wide portfolio of retail parks and shopping centres within a well-resourced environment.
The organisation
- A client-side investment and asset management business with a strong UK retail footprint.
- London-based team, with an expectation of four days per week in the office.
- A professional culture that values accountability, collaboration and long-term asset performance.
- Salary of £52,000 plus discretionary bonus, alongside a 9.5% non-contributory pension.
The role and responsibilities
Reporting into the Head of Retail Property Management, the Management Surveyor will take responsibility for day-to-day property management across retail parks and shopping centres nationwide.
- Manage landlord and tenant matters across the assigned retail portfolio.
- Prepare and manage service charge budgets and reconciliations.
- Oversee service charge queries, caps and reconciliations with a clear, commercial approach.
- Support rent collection, arrears management and associated reporting.
- Produce accurate management reports and maintain property management systems.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and external managing agents to ensure consistent delivery.
The skills and experience needed
We're keen to speak with Commercial Property Management specialists who bring a solid grounding in retail property management and service charge delivery.
- Working knowledge of managing service charge budgets and reconciliations.
- Working knowledge of landlord and tenant matters within a retail environment.
- Experience managing retail parks and/or shopping centres is advantageous.
- MRICS is desirable but not essential.
- Clear communication skills and a structured, collaborative working style.
- Clean UK driving licence.
Applying
If this Management Surveyor maternity cover role sounds like a good fit, apply now as interviews are expected to progress quickly.
If you require any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process for any reason whatsoever, please let your Cobalt consultant know.
