Asset Manager

Company: Cobalt Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you drive performance across a growing UK-wide BTR portfolio, balancing asset management with investment exposure. You will implement asset plans, optimise leasing and operating efficiency, and contribute to budgeting, ESG, and portfolio reporting. You’ll collaborate with Investment, Finance and Operations to onboard new assets and maximise value for a scale-up, institutional real estate firm. This is a hands-on position with responsible exposure to both operational and investment sides of the business, offering meaningful impact as AUM grows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead asset performance across the portfolio, focusing on rental growth, occupancy, NOI and value
  • Develop and execute asset-level business plans; identify value-add opportunities
  • Coordinate with property management to optimise leasing, pricing, and tenant retention
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, and performance reviews; monitor KPIs
  • Support onboarding of new assets into the portfolio
  • Contribute to ESG initiatives, valuations, and portfolio reporting
  • Assist with investment analysis, financial modelling, and asset-level underwriting
  • Prepare investor reporting packs and performance commentary
  • Provide asset-level insights to inform acquisitions and investment decisions
  • Liaise with investors, lenders and stakeholders on portfolio performance

Key requirements

  • 2+ years in real estate asset management or related discipline
  • Strong understanding of NOI, IRR, valuations, and asset-level performance
  • Advanced Excel and ability to interpret financial and operational data
  • Experience with budgets, forecasts, financial analysis and investor reporting
  • Commercial, proactive, and able to work across multiple assets and stakeholders
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration with Investment, Finance and Operations
  • Experience in BTR, residential, or operational real estate preferred
  • Investment underwriting or financial modelling exposure beneficial but not essential
  • commercial mindset
  • proactive
  • strong communication
  • advanced Excel
  • financial modelling
  • budgets and forecasting

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Posted: October 16th, 2026