Real Estate Senior/Managing Associate – Bristol

Overview

In this Bristol-based Senior/Managing Associate role, you will lead commercial real estate advice for hospitality and leisure operators within a top national firm. You will help shape portfolio growth, development, and estate optimisation across freehold and leasehold matters. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from corporate, employment, tax and planning teams to deliver practical, commercially grounded solutions. This position offers rapid exposure to a specialist DHL practice, with clear opportunities for career progression and cross‑office collaboration. You will work in a fast-paced environment that values client relationships and pragmatic, deal‑focused guidance.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• full benefits package
• career progression
• supportive, collaborative culture
• central Bristol office
• exposure to national DHL group

Responsibilities

• Advising hospitality and leisure operators on acquisitions and disposals (freehold and leasehold)
• Managing development and pre-let arrangements, portfolio re-gears, and estate optimisation
• Handling day-to-day estate management issues including leases, licences, and easements
• Addressing operator-specific issues (TUPE, TOGC, capital allowances, licensing/regulatory considerations)
• Collaborating with the national DHL group to provide timely, commercially grounded advice
• Building client relationships and contributing to business development

Key requirements

• 4+ PQE in commercial real estate
• Experience acting for operator clients
• Strong grounding in acquisitions, disposals, development work and estate management
• Commercially minded with understanding of hospitality/leisure operations
• Excellent communicator; collaborative across teams
• Self-motivated, approachable and focused on developing client relationships
• Team player, able to work at pace and deliver pragmatic solutions

• excellent communicator
• collaborative
• self-motivated
• acquisitions
• disposals
• development work

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