About the role
The Senior Real Estate Manager provides high level organisation and coordination of complex real estate matters. They act as a subject matter expert for real estate and commercial property law and ensure NERC / BBSRC real estate liabilities are managed well in line with published best practice.
Reporting to the NERC Head of Real Estate, this role will suit an experienced surveyor, legal or property professional with an interest in enabling globally leading research.
You will work within a well-regarded team and input into several high-profile projects under across NERC and BBSRC. There are also opportunities to collaborate /work on projects across the wider UKRI portfolio.
You will oversee the NERC property portfolio including managing lease and licence renewals, business rate payments and licence to alter processes.
You will lead for property data collection, curation, verification and reporting including to UKRI and central government via the State of the Estate (SOFTE) return.
You will work closely with the NERC Head of Real Estate to build and maintain strong Centre & contractor relationships and to ensure executive level reporting.
You will work closely with other estates and sustainability professionals within the team and may line manage some staff members in future.
Your responsibilities
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Leading task management for the property portfolio, defining deadlines and resourcing activities and managing stakeholder requirements & expectations.
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Identifying, managing and escalating risks and opportunities arising from the property function. Taking a solutions approach to risk management.
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Developing and managing cut crossing processes and policies for commercial property real estate that translate government and UKRI requirements into NERC activities, including for document retention and document approvals.
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Leading on data and information management for real estate. Working with the Senior Estate Information Manager & Real Estate Manager to ensure database systems are effective and efficient.
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Leading on real estate annual data reporting to UKRI including data collection, curation and verification.
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Maintaining strong proactive working relationships with professional service providers and colleagues across NERC and its operational delivery partners, proactively managing communications and project updates.
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Working closely with other key programme leads, e.g. FDRI & AIMP, to identify areas of crossover, ensuring alignment and efficiency across programmes.
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Acting as a subject matter expert for property real estate including for assurance and project development processes. Ensuring NERC works within legal and contractual property requirements.
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Leading on procurement of legal and real professional services.
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Managing local project budgets including ensuring effective cost controls for professional services, financial assurance and reporting.
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Assisting senior colleagues with the preparation of briefing documents and other materials for committees & responses to external and internal queries, ensuring accurate reporting on work progress, risks and dependencies.
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Deputising for the Head of Real Estate as required at internal and external meetings.
