Building Surveyor - Property & Housing Services in Manchester

At Form, everything starts with people. This philosophy has shaped our success across mixed-use estates and commercial assets, helping us build long-standing relationships and deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.

As a Property and Asset Management Surveyor, you will play a key role in managing and enhancing a diverse commercial property portfolio. Working alongside experienced colleagues across surveying, facilities management, and finance, you will help drive asset performance, strengthen occupier relationships and deliver value-led strategies for our clients. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of assets, influence key property decisions and build trusted relationships with investors, occupiers and stakeholders.

Whether overseeing lease events, supporting asset strategies, managing service charge budgets or identifying opportunities to improve performance, you will be empowered to make a meaningful impact. We are looking for a commercially minded, proactive and collaborative property professional who shares our commitment to excellence, attention to detail and outstanding client service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute property asset management strategies to maximise property performance and value.
• Perform financial analysis and market research to identify opportunities for growth, investment, and portfolio optimisation.
• Collaborate with local letting agents to develop and implement letting strategies, focusing on securing new lettings.
• Coordinate with property managers to ensure smooth building operations and proper maintenance.
• Oversee service charge budgeting, management, and accounting.
• Oversee rent collection, other receivables, and debt recovery processes.
• Supervise lease administration, including lease renewals, negotiations, rent reviews, and tenant retention efforts.
• Maintain and update in-house lease records, including administration and documentation of lease agreements.
• Conduct periodic tenant experience reviews and property inspections to ensure asset quality.
• Prepare and deliver regular asset performance reports for senior management and property owners, focusing on financial performance and key metrics.
• Liaise with building managers and regional facilities managers to ensure effective property management.
• Oversee insurance matters, including claims management.

To assist and support the Commercial Property Surveying team in the asset management of the properties managed by FORM property. Oversee and report on the performance of the property and ensure maximum value.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Oversee Service Charge Budget schemes on all assets.
• Lead on Lease transactions, Licence to Alter and Assignment applications.
• Sign off rent and service charge prelists, holding arrears meetings, liaising, and advising clients on debt recovery.
• Undertake periodic inspections on assets under management.
• Assess leases, produce change notes, maintain up to date tenancy information, develop and maintain property management software and client files.
• Plan for critical lease event dates such as reviews, lease expiries and advise on options and best methods of implementation to the client.
• Manage building insurance administration including overseeing insurance claims from inception to completion.
• Work closely with the Building and Estate Management team to deal with all onsite issues, as well as service charge matters/queries.
• Collaborate with the finance team relating to leasing, rent and service charge matters.

The post holder’s duties must be carried out in compliance with FORM property policies on Equal Opportunities Policy, Information Security Policies, and the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and other subsequent Health and Safety legislation.

In addition to the duties contained within this job specification, the Company reserves the right to require you to carry out other duties associated with your function as necessary to meet the needs of the FORM property team.

Candidate Profile:

• Solid command of written and spoken English.
• Commercial property management experience of at least 3 years.
• Property management systems and software experience.
• Experience in undertaking lease transactional work.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
• Learning ability/knowledge of the property industry.
• Flexible approach to role.

Nature of Work: Office (at least 4 days a week in the office).

Annual Leave provision: 25 Days, excluding bank holidays.

Bonus: Pension: If the employee chooses to pay in 5% of Pensionable Pay each period, FORM property will also pay in 5% of Pensionable Pay each period.

Probation Period: 6 months.

Life Assurance & Income Protection.

Wellbeing Benefit of up to £250 per Year.