Senior Retained Asset Manager

Job description / Role

- Formulate an asset optimization strategy for retained assets upon development completion, engaging early in pre-completion construction and fit out coordination and strategy implementation activities to ensure such strategies are met.
- Optimize use of retained assets and seek more sustainable solutions to new assets including regular energy audit and regular operating cost audit.
- Plan and implement best business practice to improve efficiency, by reducing operating costs whilst increasing productivity.
- Manage the relationship with the Mall Operator, focusing on improving performance and ensuring compliance with terms of Agreement.
- Review, assess, challenge and suggest improvements to Leasing Strategies, Marketing Strategies, Operations plans, etc.
- Undertake procurement and contract management of appropriate property and facilities management resources
- Determine forward operating costs and revenues to support business planning processes including budget versus actual for insurances, air conditioning operation and maintenance, vertical transportation (where appropriate), fire protection, energy usage, cleaning, building staff employed, external contractors employed, security, repairs and maintenance, management costs and annual allowances for voids.
- Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives
- Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities;
- Planning best allocation and utilization of space and resources for new developments
- Coordinate all property insurance matters including regular property valuations for insurance purposes.
- Prepare for approval and regularly update, the plan for disaster recovery, business impact and continuity plan and population environmental health and safety strategy.
- Coordinating and leading a team or teams of staff to cover various areas of responsibility;
- Using performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels and to lead on improvement;
- Developing emergency response plans and responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise.
- Creating monthly and annual reports as required by the company and regulators

Requirements

- Degree in Property, Real Estate, Facilities or Asset Management. preferred experience in mall assets
- Minimum 7 years experience in asset management, facilities management or related field. Must have acted at the General Manager level.
- Demonstrated expertise in all aspects of asset management including establishing master communities, managing entitlements, coordinating facilities management, optimizing asset value and operating revenues
- Strong analytical thinking and negotiating skills
- A commitment to working in a collaborative, team environment
- Practical and hands-on displaying strong self-initiative
- Experience supervising staff, consultants and contractors.

About the Company

Established in 1996, Clarendon Parker Bahrain is an International Recruitment Specialist Consultancy based in Bahrains Seef Business District. We specialise in mid to senior level professional, managerial, technical recruitment and staffing solutions in Bahrain and beyond. Our multinational team of consultants are experienced professionals within the fields they represent. Each consultant brings strong industry links and knowledge to better understand your business requirements. We know the market and we know our candidates!

Our team of dedicated consultants specialise in the following industries:

Accounting, Finance & Banking Logistics & Customer Service Secretarial & Administration Human Resources & Recruitment Engineering & Construction IT/Telecom Marketing & PR Oil and Gas

The current range of services includes permanent and temporary recruitment, recruitment advertising campaigns, employee satisfaction surveys, state-of-the-art web-based recruitment technology and HR consulting services relating to recruitment processes and activities.