Band 8a Estates Senior Property and Leasing Manager

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant experience in property, estates or portfolio management
• Proven track record in lease negotiation and landlord/tenant management
• Experience working with LIFT, PFI or complex contractual frameworks
• Strong commercial awareness and financial management skills
• Ability to lead complex projects and influence senior stakeholders
• Knowledge of statutory compliance and NHS estates frameworks (HTMs/HBNs)
• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline
• Professional membership (or working towards) such as RICS, CIOB, IWFM or APM

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Estates Management, Property, Construction, Surveying, Facilities Management, Project Management or a related discipline
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to estates, contracts or property management

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject
• Professional membership (or working towards) of a relevant body (e.g. RICS, CIOB, IWFM, APM, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience managing property portfolios, leases or estates environments
• Extensive experience of negotiating leases, Heads of Terms and lease events (renewals, breaks, surrenders)
• Significant experience of managing LIFT and/or PFI contractual arrangements
• Experience managing landlord relationships and commercial negotiations
• Experience of dilapidations management and negotiations
• Experience delivering complex property-related projects
• Experience managing budgets and financial controls

Desirable criteria

• Experience of providing professional advice to senior managers or boards Experience within the NHS or a large public-sector organisation

Skills

Essential criteria

• Strong knowledge of leasehold management, landlord and tenant matters
• Understanding of LIFT, PFI and contractual frameworks
• Strong commercial negotiation skills
• Ability to undertake options appraisal and property analysis
• Knowledge of statutory compliance requirements (HTMs, HBNs, legislation
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to a range of stakeholders
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and governance in a complex public-sector environment
• Knowledge of NHS financial management, including budget control, payment mechanisms and value-for-money principles

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS estates strategy, portfolio planning and business development processes
• Understanding of risk management and assurance frameworks within large organisations

Personal Quals

Essential criteria

• Ability to interpret and understand highly complex and detailed information and data
• Ability to collate, manage and present information to a range of audiences using different media
• Ability to communicate complex project, design, financial and contractual information clearly
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Ability to communicate in an inclusive, team-building manner
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Ability to use initiative, organise workloads and delegate effectively
• Ability to demonstrate effective stakeholder management

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel across Trust sites Commitment to Trust values, equality and diversity
• Compliance with health & safety, safeguarding and governance requirements

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