Our Story

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim: for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long-lasting social value and economic impact.  

Why Work for Us:

We believe our industry is changing and we want our business to be a company of curious minds, passionate hearts and strategic intelligence. At Avison Young, we are committed to hiring people from all walks of life who have a collaborative style and innovations focus; we believe a diverse and embracing workforce makes for a stronger, more capable and competitive company. We will provide you with a place where you can step up and change the game.

Collaboration is embedded in the way we work – our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth.

Our distinctive Principal-led, privately-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal. This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business. This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent.

We will provide the skills training required to further develop your career in the property industry.

We are looking for an experienced Property Manager, to join our team as Surveyor who will be working within the Central London Private Sector team. The role covers all aspects of property management and landlord and tenant matters providing a high-quality management service across a number of our Key clients portfolios.

Previous experience working as a Surveyor, Property Manager or Property Administrator on mixed use commercial properties.

• Account Management and engagement with key stakeholders on all aspects of Property Management.
• Client reporting – production of periodic reports, completing actions and attendance to stakeholder meetings.
• Management of all lease events across instructions, ensuring data is accurate and actioned.
• Deal with occupier queries on management matters, management of approvals requested by occupiers requiring Landlord consent.
• Tenant liaison, including attending tenant meetings.
• Liaising with the FM team on day-to-day maintenance, repair, and operational issues on each of the properties
• Rent and Service charge approvals.
• Regular reviews of service charge expenditure and cash flow, reporting internally and externally.
• Setting of Service charge budgets and working on year-end reconciliations.
• Working with relevant teams to ensure all agreed KPI’s are met.
• Work with sustainability team to ensure ESG best practice is adopted across the instructions
• Work on a number of assets undergoing refurbishments on Design for Management including participation and involvement in consultant meetings and workshops.
• Carry out regular property inspections
• Setting up new properties/instructions
• Identifying asset management and cross selling opportunities where possible for wider Avison Young teams.

Report into a team Associate Director/s.

Previous experience of working in a property management capacity, a strong desire to learn more about and gain experience in the property management sector.

• Ideally RICS Qualified but not necessary for the right candidate /experience
• Excellent communication and client interfacing skills
• Able to build and maintain client and customer relations and fully integrate into the team
• Service Charge and budgeting experience.
• Experience within a professional services environment and working with blue-chip companies
• Ability to work under pressure
• High attention to detail
• Experience of property management software including, such as Tramps, Voyager, Horizon (desirable but not essential).
• Experienced in using Excel and other IT platforms such as power point, Adobe etc.

The above list summarises main responsibilities to be carried out in the role but is not an exhaustive list.  The role will be a hybrid working role as in line with current working practices but office attendance is expected into the London office.

At Avison Young, we are committed to building an inclusive culture that empowers all of our employees to thrive, be successful and feel a sense of belonging.  Avison Young is an equal opportunities employer, and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equally.  If you are person with a disability, if you are neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, Avison Young will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.