Director Office Agency in Birmingham

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Role Purpose

Were looking for a Director to join our Birmingham Office Agency team! This role is a long-term career opportunity to help grow a dynamic and market-leading team that specialises inthe office sector across the Midlands region of the UK.

What this job involves

The team specialises in providing bespoke consultancy advice to its clients to assist in the formulation of their property strategies and execution of downstream transactions. The role includes acting for landlords and developers and offering market leading advice for leasing or selling existing buildings as well as services for delivering pre-lets and land disposals. The role also involves working with our National Occupier team on acquisitions disposals and portfolio strategy. The successful candidate must have a full understanding of leasing development and sales processes.

What your day-to-day will look like

Develop and implement comprehensive leasing strategies for office properties to maximise occupancy rates and achieve leasing targets.

Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional and local property owners developers and external leasing brokers in the office sector.

Work with our research team to provide research and analysis to identify trends market conditions and potential leasing opportunities in the office market.

Demonstrated experience in the occupier sector building relationships with both new and existing occupiers on a national and local basis.

Present leasing proposals to clients and provide accurate and timely reporting on leasing activity market trends and competitor activity in the office sector.

Collaborate with leasing teams to execute marketing plans including preparing promotional materials specific to office properties managing property listings and organising property tours.

Conduct property viewings and negotiate lease agreements for office properties ensuring terms and conditions meet client requirements.

Serve as the primary point of contact for landlords tenants and other stakeholders throughout the office leasing process.

Provide mentoring guidance and support within the existing Agency team in Birmingham to promote continuous growth and development.

Stay updated on office trends best practices and emerging technologies in the office able to present market insights confidently in front of clients both locally and nationally.

Sound like you To apply you need to be / have

The successful candidate will lead these activities as well as identify strategies and opportunities to double our revenue within five years.

An exceptional understanding of leases and experience in successfully pitching and closing transactions is essential.

Development experience and a working knowledge of undertaking development appraisals is a must.

Market knowledge of the office sector and of the key market landlords will be beneficial.

The ideal candidate will be pro-active collaborative and client- and results-focused.

Required skills and Experience

Demonstrable experience in commercial real estate leasing with a focus on office properties preferably in an agency leasing capacity.

Proven track record of successfully leasing office properties including negotiating complex lease agreements in this sector.

Strong knowledge of local office real estate markets including market dynamics industry trends and competitor analysis.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients landlords and key stakeholders in the office sector.

Exceptional negotiation and problem-solving abilities with a keen understanding of market conditions and client objectives specific to office properties.

Proficiency in using industry tools and software leasing databases and Microsoft Office. Experience using Salesforce would also be useful but is not essential.

Proven team player and leader.

Location

On-site Birmingham GBR

If this job description resonates with you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table! If you require any changes to the application process please email or call 44 ( 0 ) to contact one of our team members to discuss how to best support you throughout the process. Please note the contact details provided are to discuss or request for adjustments to be made to the hiring process. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page.

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