Property Business Partner

TristoneNash are supporting a national property company in their search for a Property Business Partner covering circa 100 properties on the Home Counties patch. You will be either a specialist Fire Safety Advisor with the relevant qualifications or an experienced and qualified Property Surveyor. Training will be provided on areas needed and a can-do attitude and willingness to enlarge your core skills base is essential.

Job role:

To assist the Asset Management team to provide effective property management, commercial and technical services to the Estates Management Team, to include primarily producing building surveys (new Development Handovers, Defect Surveys and Resolution, Asset Surveys and end of warrantee survey) and giving advice on defects to colleges. Then with additional training; fire risk assessments.

To work to predefined SLAs and too a high moral and ethical standard.

Working in close collaboration with internal partners in a positive and progressive way to improve Homeowners’ Customer Experience and stock condition and safety of the portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Senior Property Business Partner, assist develop, implement and monitor asset policies, strategies and annual action plans.
• Undertake surveys and fire risk assessments within both new build (pre/early-occupancy) and legacy developments as required and develop timely action plans.
• Take ownership for fire/local authority enforcement action plans and engage relevant persons to ensure their timely completion.
• Provide advice and support to property teams in developing 'Person Centered Risk Assessments’ (PCRA’s).
• Under the direction of the Senior Property Business Partner, engage and inform colleges on changes in building and fire safety legislation.
• Ensure reports are produced in a timely manor and all trackers are kept up to date.
• Liaise and work closely with Divisional Teams to support Services Teams to resolve property related issues to deliver and achieve Customer Satisfaction.
• Feed into development reporting frameworks as required.
• Carry out any other works reasonably expected of the role.
• To support the Operations team with handovers of new developments, carrying out defect reports and asset / end of warrantee surveys.
• Act as Contracts Administrator for planned work contracts, using a standard form of contract (NEC & JCT), reconcile final accounts and issue client instructions.
• Prepare scheme designs with costings, programs for completion of projects and specification of works.
• Organise documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes.

Education and Qualifications:

Relevant surveying qualifications such as a degree or high level diploma

Membership of a recognised professional body such as RICS, CABE, CIOB or similar, with demonstrable evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience of property surveying work in a medium to large organisation.

Must be computer literate with sound knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets and a property-based system such as Fixflo would be an advantage.

Experience required:

• Previous experience in producing residential building surveys.
• Excellent knowledge of the construction or property management industry.
• Project management experience would be beneficial.

To apply for this position, please submit your cv.