- Multi-site Commercial Property / Food & Hospitality / London & Cambridge -
A growing Japanese restaurant chain is currently recruiting an experienced Property Manager to take ownership of its growing multi-site property portfolio across London, Cambridge and future locations.
The role covers commercial property and lease management, landlord relationships, facilities and maintenance, statutory compliance, contractors, budgets and CAPEX, refurbishments, fit-outs, new openings and property projects.
This is a senior, hands-on property role reporting directly to senior management. The successful candidate will work closely with Operations, Finance and other internal stakeholders to manage and develop the company's property portfolio.
(Ref: LS47746 - Please include this when making any enquiries.)
Main Responsibilities
- Manage the multi-site commercial property portfolio and maintain accurate property and critical-date records
- Monitor lease expiries, break options, rent reviews, service charges, licences and other property obligations
- Act as the main operational contact for landlords, managing agents and external professional advisers
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance, site inspections, contractors and specialist suppliers
- Manage statutory property compliance, inspections, certification and remedial works
- Manage property budgets, expenditure, utilities, business rates, insurance matters and annual CAPEX planning
- Lead refurbishments, fit-outs, alterations and new-site projects from planning through to completion
- Provide clear reporting on property risks, compliance, projects, outstanding works and expenditure
Ideal Candidate
- Demonstrable multi-site commercial property or property management experience
- Experience managing commercial property within hospitality, food, retail, food production or a comparable operational environment
- Good understanding of commercial leases, landlord and tenant responsibilities, and critical-date management
- Strong knowledge of property compliance, maintenance and building services
- Proven experience managing landlords, managing agents, contractors and external advisers
- Experience delivering refurbishments, fit-outs, property improvements or new openings
- Strong commercial judgement, budgeting and cost-control skills
- Excellent organisation, prioritisation and communication skills
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly between sites
- Experience with commercial kitchens, HVAC, refrigeration, central production facilities or relevant property qualifications is advantageous
Conditions
- Location: London / Cambridge area (1 place in Cambridge)
- Working Style: office based
- Job Type: permanent, full-time
- Working Hours: 9:00-18:00 from Monday to Friday
*All applicants for the Property Manager position must have the right to work in the UK without any restrictions as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working Holiday, Graduate or Student visa holders.
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.
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