Commercial Property Manager

Commercial Property Manager
Location: Travel to sites across the UK
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
Reporting to: UK Property Director
Contract Type: Permanent

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.

What you’ll be doing

Commercial Lease & Portfolio Management

• 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.”

Landlord, Tenant & Stakeholder Engagement

• 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.

Financial & Market Insight

• 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.

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure leases, legal documentation, and service charge arrangements are accurate and compliant.

• Maintain accurate records and internal reporting to support decision-making.

What we’re looking for...

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree level education and RICS (General Practice) qualified, with 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.

Key Strengths

• 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.

Why Arriva?

• Real ownership of a national portfolio.

• Direct influence on commercial outcomes and senior decision-making.

• Variety and pace — no two days are the same.

• Supportive, values-driven environment where your expertise is recognised.

Ready to join a business where property decisions drive performance and growth?
Apply now and help shape the future of Arriva’s estate.