Job Openings 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 following positions below:

1.) Senior Estate Surveyor & Valuer

Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment 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
Experience:

• 1st Degree in Estate Management with a minimum of 2nd class grade
• Minimum of 12-15 years of 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 the location where the 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 skills
• Smart negotiation skills
• Ability to make quick judgments and spontaneous decisions

Systems & IT competence:

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

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2.)Senior Estate Surveyor & Valuer

Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment 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
Experience:

• 1st Degree in Estate Management with a minimum of 2nd class grade
• Minimum of 12-15 years of 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 the location where the 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 skills
• Smart negotiation skills
• Ability to make quick judgments and spontaneous decisions

Systems & IT competence:

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

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3.) Senior Facility Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Employment 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 
• 12-15 years of core Facility Management experience 
• Strong experience in managing multi-tenanted commercial properties
• Master's Degree in Project Management, Facility Management or Engineering
• Membership of COREN is an added advantage

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