Asset Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an Asset Manager to join the team here at Unite Group. This role can be based in either Bristol or London. Our vision is to be the UK`s leading living platform for young people. We are achieving this through operational excellence, targeted investment in our properties, and continued growth in the UK`s strongest student markets. We invest more than £50 million each year across our £10 billion Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) portfolio to enhance the customer experience, protect our assets, and drive long-term value. Our Asset Management team plays a pivotal role in shaping these investments. As an Asset Manager, reporting to the Head of Asset & Fund Management, you will take ownership of a regional portfolio, developing and delivering investment strategies that maximise performance and support our Group Strategy. What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and deliver city and asset strategies that maximise portfolio performance and support our Group, Fund and Joint Venture objectives.
• Shape capital investment priorities across the Unite Students and Hello Student portfolios to drive long-term value.
• Identify and deliver asset enhancement opportunities, including refurbishments, reconfigurations and repositioning initiatives.
• Drive rental growth, improve the customer experience and manage sustainability and lifecycle investment across your portfolio.
• Identify underperforming assets and develop strategies to improve, reposition or dispose of them.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop investment business cases, secure approvals and deliver successful projects.
• Build strong relationships with university partners to unlock value and strengthen long-term partnerships.
• Play a key role in regional leadership, supporting acquisitions, disposals, refinancing and wider portfolio strategy.
• Proactively develop and maintain relationships with the Asset Management function and other business and finance stakeholders.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of the business, our strategy, activities of our competitors; keep up to date with trends and best practice within own professional area., This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content such as job recommendations, and to analyse our traffic. You consent to our cookies if you click "I Accept". If you click on "I Do Not Accept", then we will not use cookies but you may have a deteriorated user experience. You can change your settings by clicking on the My Profile link on the top right of the device.
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• Ideally RICS qualified.
• Strong experience in property, with a good understanding of operational asset management and the key drivers of real estate value.
• Commercially minded, with strong analytical and financial skills and the ability to turn insight into action.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Confident communicator, able to influence stakeholders and present ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Flexible and willing to travel regularly across the UK.
  
  A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company's success
• 25 days' paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!
About Unite Group Founded in 1991, Unite Group is the UK`s largest provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with over 70,000 students calling us home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas. Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are. People make Unite Group. Employees, students, and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive. Room for Everyone We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with passion. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us. We are US. More Jobs Benefits Real Living Wage Enhanced Family Leave Company Bonus Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Pension Scheme Unite Students Accommodation Discount Meet the recruiter Charlie Welford