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Be the commercial property expert driving value across our national estate. Arriva is investing significantly in its estate to create more efficient, compliant, and strategically aligned properties across the UK. We are looking for an experienced Client-Side Commercial Property Manager to take ownership of a varied and extensive property portfolio — ensuring that our real estate decisions support business performance, financial efficiency, and growth. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role with exposure to senior stakeholders across the business. You’ll lead on lease events, commercial negotiations, valuations, planning applications, acquisitions, disposals, business rates management, and provide specialist property advice for wider projects. If you want autonomy, senior visibility, and the opportunity to influence real estate strategy, this role offers just that.
Job Responsibility:
Lead rent reviews, lease renewals, and negotiations for leases, licences, sub-tenancies, and occupancy transitions
Manage acquisitions, disposals, dilapidations, valuations, planning applications, and tenure-related matters
Reduce vacancy periods and ensure seamless operations during lease “churn.”
Build strong relationships with landlords and tenants, resolving issues and ensuring continuity of leases
Provide commercial property guidance to the wider Property Team and key internal stakeholders
Work with Directors, Senior Managers, Finance, Legal, and Internal Audit
Prepare and manage budgets, track expenditure, and produce monthly and quarterly reporting
Conduct market research to guide rent strategies, lease structuring, and tenant improvement negotiations
Appoint and manage external advisors relating to business rates — identifying opportunities for appeals and reliefs
Ensure leases, legal documentation, and service charge arrangements are accurate and compliant
Maintain accurate records and internal reporting to support decision-making
Requirements:
Degree level education
RICS (General Practice) qualified
5+ years post-qualification experience
Strong background in landlord & tenant work, valuations, planning, asset management, acquisitions and disposals
Skilled in budgeting, financial analysis, and preparing commercial property reports
Knowledge of UK business rates and experience appointing and managing external experts
Excellent IT skills and experience using property systems and reporting tools
Confident negotiator with a successful track record in complex lease and rent reviews
Commercial thinker able to translate business strategy into pragmatic property decisions
Highly organised — able to manage multiple transactions and priorities at pace
Excellent communicator — capable of influencing stakeholders and explaining technical detail simply
Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a client-side environment
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