Job Title: Group Property Manager
Company: Dodd Group
Location: Telford (Office based with occasional travel)
Salary: £45,000- £50,000 plus car allowance and benefits package
Dodd Group has an exceptional opportunity for a Group Estates Manager to join our growing property team.
Based at our Telford head office, you will be part of a friendly, inclusive environment within an open, family-based culture.
Working alongside our existing Group Property Manager and reporting to the Group Property Director, you will help manage Dodd Group’s diverse, nationwide operational office and industrial portfolio, as well as assist in the management of the Group’s industrial investment portfolio.
This dynamic role requires a detail-focused candidate who is eager to engage in day-to-day operations, whilst also building strong working relationships with landlords, tenants, and Dodd Group’s multiple regional leadership teams.
DODD GROUP OPERATIONAL PORTFOLIO
* Assisting with securing office and industrial units according to business requirements, including agreeing and documenting lease documentation, liaising closely with solicitors.
* Assisting with a broad range of Landlord & Tenant issues including rent reviews, lease renewals, liaising closely with branch managers and solicitors.
* Assisting with repairs, applications to alter and dilapidations at lease expiry, instructing and liaising with building surveyors and solicitors as necessary.
* Reviewing and authorising property invoices
* Dealing with business rates matters, including reviewing rateable values, managing rates enquiries, coordinating appeals and ensuring accuracy of assessments across the Group’s portfolio.
* Maintaining summary of leases, used to inform directors in respect of upcoming lease renewals, rent reviews, break options and lease expiries.
* Building relationships with both landlords and Dodd Group branch managers to facilitate good working relationships.
DODD GROUP’S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
* Overseeing the marketing and re-letting of properties. Negotiating and documenting new leases, lease renewals and rent reviews, tenant’s applications to alter and assign, liaising closely with solicitors and tenants.
* Raising quarterly demands for rent. Authorising property related invoices and recharging tenants where necessary.
* Ensuring compliance with lease terms through appropriate action, including enforcement.
* Carrying out regular inspections of properties. Maintenance of records to ensure compliance across the portfolio with regard to EPCs, Electric Certifcates & Fire Safety
* Managing tenant departures, conducting exit inspections, and ensuring properties remain compliant with insurance requirements.
* Overseeing landlord’s works and dilapidations through liaison with building surveyors and solicitors.
REQUIREMENTS
* RICS Registered status with solid Property Management experience
* Strong negotiation skills with good knowledge of lease agreements, rent reviews, and lease renewals
* Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and proven ability to manage administrative tasks efficiently and accurately.
* Flexibility to work five days a week in the office, with occasional travel as required
Your application will be dealt with in the strictest confidence by Amelia Messenger. Please contact Amelia directly on 07586 673981 or alternatively send your CV (at this stage do not worry if it's not up-to-date) directly to amelia@beachbaker.co.uk, and for many more property jobs please visit our website www.beachbaker.co.uk.
Desired Skills and Experience
RICS Registered status with solid Property Management experience
Strong negotiation skills with a good knowledge of lease agreements, rent reviews and lease renewals