Vacancies at Knight Frank

Vacancies at Knight Frank

Knight Frank – Founded in 1896 and headquartered in London, UK, Knight Frank is one of the world’s leading independent real estate consultancies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Centre Manager (Shopping Mall)

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• This role encompasses all aspects of Centre management and effective maximization of income through useful management frameworks and asset control. Additional responsibilities of this role included budget control, overseeing leasing contracts, procurement services, management of third-party service contracts and directs maintenance procedures.
• This role also involves the development and implementation of center policies, procedures and ensures that all operations are in accordance with established health and safety regulations. It also guarantees services provided are of acceptable quality at the least possible cost, while providing management with all relevant feedback.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Centre Management:

• Monitor market activities regarding tenant movement, new developments, major vacancies, and other landlord strategies.
• Attends meetings/functions related to the successful operation of the Centre.
• Initiates proposals for refurbishments and oversee implementation.
• Maintain hands-on control of projects.
• Review the building status/grade annually and maintain the standards within those grades.
• Ensures the Center is well managed, safe and clean.

Client Reporting:

• Provides accurate information to client in agreed format timeously.
• Analysis of monthly income/expenses.
• Monitors turnover rentals.
• Analysis of operating costs for every quarter vis-a-vis approved forecasts.
• Monitors all general recoveries every month.

Planning & Budgeting:

• Prepares and completes budgets by January of each year.
• Review rental quarterly and ensure the best possible rate is achieved and maintained.
• Develop business plans for the Centre.
• 5-year budget – preparation and control.
• Quarterly review and monitoring results.

Debtors & Creditors Management:

• Undertake monthly interaction meetings with debtors, their manager and leasing to ensure appropriate action taken and approve legal action.

Tenant Management:
New Tenants:

• Determines and recommends letting mandates (i.e. rental levels etc.)
• Undertake lease negotiation and maintenance of tenant relationships.
• Controls new leases and records the same.
• Controls / oversees new installation (through the technical manager), including: Premises design
• Sign off acceptance of complete premise
• Control of contractors

Existing Tenants:

• Renews lease agreements in line with pre-determined letting mandates.
• Tenant liaison and public relations.
• Plans, coordinates and controls center promotions.
• Records tenant turnover levels.
• Undertake lease negotiation and maintenance of tenant relationships.
• Deals with correspondence/interaction with tenants as required.
• Ensures that all vacant space is let or in a presentable state
• Ensure overall tenant satisfaction

Expense Control:

• Checks and approves payment of accounts.
• Controls cleaning, consumables, electrical and general maintenance.
• Ensures effective performance of contractors.

Public Relations:

• Establishes and maintains sound public relations.
• Attracts adequate foot-fall to the Centre.
• Create Advertising materials.
• Motivates and assists tenants to improve their services.

Education and Experience

• 1st Degree in Estate Management or related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Estate Management or Facility Management.
• Membership of  NIESV & ESVARBON or IFMA is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional work experience, 5 of which should be experience in a Centre management position in a large retail business.
• Applicant must be a resident of Benin.

Required Competencies and Abilities:

• Supervisory and managerial ability
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Excellent client relations
• Proactiveness and attention to details
• Strategic planning and Adaptability
• Emotional intelligence
• Speed and decisiveness
• Analytical and Negotiating skills
• Strong leadership skills; proven track record of managing multicultural teams.
• Property management and customer service skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Facility Manager

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Scope

• Oversee assigned Knight Frank facilities operations, manage facilities budgets, direct routine maintenance, manage risk, manage contractors, oversee security and cleaning vendors and conducting site inspections.

Responsibilities

• Performs audit of facilities in all managed properties to identify gaps, make recommendations to close gaps and implement action plan
• Conduct regular risk assessment of all facilities and eradicate all identified risks
• Develop and implement facility management procedural manual and maintainance schedule for assigned properties
• Conduct proactive preventive checks on all facilities in order to avoid downtime
• Works with Tenders committee to review and advise on quotes sent in by Contractors. Conduct regular market survey to keep abreast of cost of technical equipment and parts
• Manage all vendors and contractors to ensure they deliver on repairs, renovations and maintenance contracts within timeline
• Oversees and conducts regular training for all Facility management staff
• Prepares, manages and defend Service charge budget of all properties.
• Work with the Facility managers and Finance team to prepare service charge account. Reviews and approves service charge account and presents to clients and occupiers
• Reviews and approves all properties’service charge apportionment
• Ensures that all facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards. Liases with all regulatory bodies
• Project management of all construction, renovations and refurbishments activities on properties
• Oversees the security and cleaning activities of all properties to ensure safety and cleanliness
• Prepares and submits relevant reports on all Facilities to Knight Frank, Clients and occupiers.

Person Specification

• 1st Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Masters degree in Project Management, Facility Management or Engineering
• Membership of COREN is an added advantage
• 12-15 years core Facility Management experience
• Strong experience in managing multi-tenanted commercial properties

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Real Estate Broker

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Scope

• Property leasing, sales and purchases. Market research and advisory.
• Pitching and sourcing new sales and lease transactions

Job Responsibilities

• Source viable takers for available vacant spaces within and outside KF commercial and residential property portfolios.
• Source new property sales and lease transactions for Knight Frank portfolio
• Mediate the dealings between sellers and buyers ensuring good conduct and the honest exchange of information towards a beneficial understanding
• Appraise the value of properties by thoroughly researching the market or past purchases and advise clients as required
• Close property purchase and sales transactions on behalf of Knight Frank’s clientele in order to grow Knight Frank’s bottom line
• Prepare all contractual and legal documentation related to leases, sales and purchase of properties
• Manage lease renewals on behalf of clients
• Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of the property, advising them on the suitability and value of the property they are visiting
• Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.
• Investigate clients’ financial and credit status to determine eligibility for financing and source of funding (KYC)
• Develop proposals for current and prospective clients.

Education & Experience

• First Degree in Estate Management or related field with a minimum of 2nd class grade or its equivalent
• Minimum of 8 years of real estate brokerage experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes required to execute the job:

• Marketing skills – a strong understanding of marketing tools and practices, such as social media and local advertising
• Multitasking – the ability to handle negotiations for various clients, communicate with agents and other involved parties, and prepare documents
• Sales skills – ability to close deals and follow up on leads
• Communication skills – strong oral and written communication skills when preparing documents, speaking with clients, and interacting with real estate professionals
• Strong knowledge of current real estate laws
• Strong negotiation and dispute-resolution skills
• Knowledge of the real estate market in Lagos and current real estate standards
• Strong analytical skills – the ability to spot, assess and address risk, materiality and interdependencies and make recommendations to alleviate risks
• Sound presentation and pitching skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a multi geographic team.
• Adaptable to working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders
• Excellent Market research skills
• Strong relationship management skills.

Systems & IT competence:

• MS Word; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Outlook.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Estate Surveyor & Valuer

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Scope

• Generate and execute new Estate brokerage, Property management and Valuations briefs/business for the branch office. Charged with managing and running the full operations of assigned branch for profitability. Responsible for overseeing the operations of the Capital Markets(estate brokerage and agency), Property/Facility Management and Valuations portfolio in the branch. Responsible for managing existing client portfolio and increasing same for the branch.

Requirements

• 1st Degree in Estate Management with a minimum of 2nd class grade
• Minimum of 12-15 years real estate brokerage, valuation and property/facility management experience
• Must be an Associate Member, NIESV
• Must be a member of ESVARBON
• Associate membership of RICS is a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes required to execute the job:

• Strong knowledge of the real estate market in location where vacancy is situated- Portharcourt
• Ability to develop good working relationships with Clients, staff, vendors and contractors
• Well organised and have excellent spoken and written communication skills, as well as customer and client management skills.
• Multitasking and Problem-solving skill
• Smart negotiation skills
• Ability to make quick judgement and spontaneous decisions

Systems & IT competence:

• MS Word; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Outlook.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online