Senior Property Manager/Commercial Surveyor

Senior Property Manager/Commercial Surveyor

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Join one of the UK's leading property consultancies and play a key role in managing a prestigious commercial property portfolio on behalf of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Working within our growing Investment & Property Management team, you'll help deliver strategic asset and property management across a diverse portfolio of commercial, logistics, mixed-use and strategic land assets. Our clients include Oxford and Cambridge colleges, institutions, family trusts and major property investors, and we pride ourselves on taking a proactive, long-term approach to maximising asset performance.

The Role
You'll take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trinity College portfolio, with a particular focus on the Trimley Estate in Felixstowe, dividing your time between our Cambridge and Trimley offices. There will also be flexibility to work from home. 
Working alongside an experienced Partner, Graduate Surveyor and a wider team of facilities managers, accountants and specialist surveyors, you'll oversee every aspect of commercial property management, including:

Building strong landlord and tenant relationships
Managing rent collection, service charges and budgets
Lease management, licences, rent reviews and renewals
Property inspections, maintenance and compliance
Health & Safety and risk management
Sustainability initiatives across the estate
Supporting strategic asset management decisions
Mentoring junior colleagues and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
About You
We're looking for an experienced commercial property professional who is commercially minded, proactive and enjoys building lasting client relationships.
You'll ideally have:

Experience managing commercial property portfolios
Strong knowledge of landlord and tenant matters
Experience of service charge budgeting and administration
A solid understanding of property compliance and Health & Safety
Excellent organisational and communication skills
A collaborative approach with the confidence to take ownership of your portfolio
MRICS qualification is desirable but not essential for candidates with the right level of experience.

Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to work on a high-profile, long-term institutional portfolio within a supportive, collaborative team. You'll enjoy genuine responsibility, direct client exposure and the chance to influence the performance of significant commercial assets while continuing to develop your career in a business that values expertise, innovation and long-term relationships.

What’s in it for you
Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary and group bonus scheme. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.
Comprehensive Benefits: including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, a wellness day, paid sabbaticals, private medical cover, medicash plan, lifestyle discounts and perks, and more.
Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.
Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.
Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.
Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.

Recruitment agencies: Bidwells only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been contacted and directed by a member of our Talent Acquisition Team to work on a specific vacancy. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Bidwells or any of our employees other than via our Applicant Tracking System and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Bidwells will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

Contract type
Permanent
Hours
37
Salary
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