Position: Acquisitions Manager

Salary: Up to £75,000 plus bonus + benefits

Location: North London (Hybrid)

This is an exciting opportunity for an Acquisitions Manager to join the UK’s largest self-storage group with 181 stores. As a platinum accredited investor in people, this is a place where colleagues love to work. They strive to ensure that every colleague feels like a valued member of the friendly and supportive team.

About you

• MRICS or degree or masters in property related discipline.
• A well-networked individual within the real estate sector with extensive experience of site acquisition and development gained with a developer, corporate occupier or commercial property consultancy.
• Track record of success in identifying, acquiring, obtaining planning permission and developing sites.
• A skilled and tactful negotiator; effective in a variety of scenarios, from dealing with national developers through to landlords and business owners.
• Deal driven and entrepreneurial: Enjoys doing deals, finding and creating opportunities.
• Good geographical knowledge of the UK, with ability to travel across the country including overnight stays.

About the role

• Proactively identify and secure sites for redevelopment or existing buildings for conversion to new self-storage facilities.
• Negotiate freehold and leasehold terms as applicable with vendors, consultants, developers, local authorities, and agents to meet the needs of our business, and to obtain the best return on investment.
• Conduct site inspections/appraisals prior to exchange of contracts and undertake site, legal and planning due diligence on prospective opportunities.
• Manage property agents to identify and deliver targets - building a network of regional contacts through agency, landlord, developers, and occupiers to drive numbers of acquisitions.
• Prepare robust, fully evaluated proposals for Executive Team and Board Approval.
• Conduct and conclude deal negotiations, utilising legal and professional advisors as necessary, ensuring proactive communication and liaison across all parties.
• Be responsible for the entire planning process alongside our external consultant team and accountable for delivering planning permission in line with the board approved business case.