Head of Commercial Asset Management

The Opportunity

Kingsley Recruitment is working exclusively in partnership with Tatton Estate, one of most dynamic private estates in the Northwest, deeply rooted in the region’s heritage and committed to long-term stewardship, community engagement, and sustainability.

The Head of Commercial Asset Management position is a pivotal role, that will drive the strategic and operational oversight of the Estate’s commercial portfolio.

Duties

• Work with the newly appointed CEO, to develop and lead a strategic vision for the commercial portfolio which seeks to deliver suitable long term returns for the Estate whilst aligning with values around heritage preservation, placemaking and sustainable growth.
• Identify, implement and manage capital projects which seek to deliver enhanced returns including heritage renovations and regeneration initiatives;
• Seek to identify opportunities to position the Estate at the forefront of market changes by identifying opportunities to deliver product that is ahead of the customer need curve and meets wider regional development goals;
• Have overall oversight and control of the day to day operation of the existing commercial portfolio by setting, monitoring and driving improvements to KPIs around tenancy management, rent collections, dilapidations settlements, rates mitigation strategies, occupancy and maintenance cycles;
• Support the Property Managers and take overall responsibility for customer liaison ensuring the Estate is represented in a strong light and develops meaningful relationships with its customers whilst ensuring strong performance;
• Be responsible for customer service levels delivered across the commercial portfolio to ensure customer satisfaction is maximised and the Estate has a clear customer proposition and identity;
• Drive lettings performance to ensure void periods are minimised and rental levels maximised and take overall responsibility for customer screening and selection;
• Seek to develop standard lease arrangements to facilitate the swift completion of new lettings;
• Identify asset management opportunities to drive the financial returns of the residential portfolio whilst continuing to align the portfolio with the overarching Estate strategy. This may include additional investment/improvements in existing properties and/or repurposing;
• Work with the finance team to deliver clear businesses cases for investment with wider trend analysis and clear rationale to ensure investment decisions can be made swiftly;
• Have overall responsibility for ensuring the commercial portfolio meets all regulatory, conservation and compliance requirements and maintain a robust risk and compliance framework in line with Estate and sector best practice;
• Develop and implement an acquisition and disposal strategy where relevant to drive improved performance and ensuring any recommendations made are benchmarked against alternatives;
• Identify and implement ways of delivering sustainable building practices and sustainability initiatives that could deliver enhanced return from the residential portfolio. This may include energy efficiencies in both renovation and operation;
• Work with the Building Surveyor to embed best practices and standard specifications across the portfolio to ensure maintenance and improvement activity can be delivered efficiently and for best value whilst maximising asset potential and return;
• Seek to identify opportunities for constant process and reporting improvements as part of the Executive Management Team to drive enhanced performance from the Estate team;
• Build and lead a high performing commercial property management team and play a key part of the Executive Management Team of the Estate supporting the CEO to drive delivery against the strategy and maximise performance;
• Play a key role in stakeholder relationship management and community initiatives acting as a key liaison between the Estate and residents, local authorities, heritage bodies and community partners and represent the Estate at community forums where relevant.

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Competitive Basic Salary to £70,000+ p.a. (D.O.E.)
• Car Allowance
• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Healthcare
• Pension
• Income Protection
• Minimum 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Death in Service
• Hybrid work policy
• And more

To apply for this position, please contact Andrew Kingsley on 07879 413 765 or email a copy of your latest CV to andrew@kingsleyrecruitment.co.uk quoting the position and reference AK2734139 for this role.

N.B. All Direct & Third  Party Applications shall be forwarded to Kingsley Property Recruitment for immediate review, and shall not be recognised as an introduction.