12 Month FTC
Asset Manager - Central London Offices
Employer - Client Side Property Company
We are seeking an experienced Office Asset Manager (MRICS qualified) to join a renowned institution to take a lead role in managing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of commercial assets across Central London. This is a client-side opportunity to work on high-profile office, retail, and industrial investments, managing both income performance and long-term value growth.
The ideal candidate will combine proven asset management expertise with strong team leadership skills, supporting the delivery of strategic investment & development objectives while managing and developing a small team of Surveyors and technical staff.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist with Fund Strategies and Polices to ensure outperformance against Fund Benchmarks. Advising on project development briefs, evaluation and management of direct development and refurbishment projects.
* Procurement and management of external Development Managers in the delivery of development and refurbishment projects.
* Formulation and monitoring of Joint Venture Agreements to deliver development and refurbishment projects. Appraisal of development sites and marketing of development properties for sale including grant of development agreements where appropriate.
* Negotiation of and maximisation of returns in respect of headlease restructures, including analysis of potential premiums and ground rent and negotiation of heads of terms for new headleases and development agreements.
* To assist in ensuring that the undertaking of headlease restructuring results in outcomes in accordance with the investment strategies from time to time of the relevant ownership – City Fund, City Estate and City Bridge Foundation.
* Assist with the delivery of or support the delivery of Major Projects is optimised for meeting the objectives of the relevant investment strategies for each fund.
* To assist in the appraisal and negotiation of terms for the sale of building agreements and ground leases for the redevelopment of properties for commercial purposes including identifying and implementing joint venture opportunities for the delivery of developments working integrally with the Investment Property Group’s Asset Management and Transactions teams where required.
About You
* MRICS qualified with significant experience in Development Asset Management
* Proven track record of managing office and industrial assets, ideally in Central London.
* Strong leadership and team management experience.
* Skilled in financial appraisals, development appraisals, valuation, headlease negotiations, JV development structures.
* Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
* Strategic thinker with the ability to deliver both long-term value growth and day-to-day asset performance.
What We Offer
* The opportunity to manage a prestigious and varied Central London portfolio.
* A senior client-side role with strategic impact.
* A collaborative and supportive team environment.
* Professional development and the ability to shape and grow a team.
If this sounds like you, I’d love to hear from you. Please email CV’s to Jack@Madisonberkeley.com