Transaction Manager

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than 2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the governments office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majestys Government we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost- effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.

Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together:

• Striving for excellence - We always aim to deliver great results
• Empowering through respect - We insist on fair treatment for all, always
• Acting with integrity - We consistently do the right thing
• Succeeding together - We rely on each other to achieve success

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.

To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth.

We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

• Transaction Managers have a national remit and are responsible for gaining a full understanding of the occupiers requirements and alignment of the GPA (and wider Government) Portfolio to GPA Portfolio Plans by facilitating property solutions.
• Work alongside BNPRE to monitor current and future voids via the Transactions Tracker within the onboarded GPA estate and work closely with other members of the Investment and Property teams, wider GPA teams and government departments.
• For lease renewals or new requirements and in the absence of suitable space within the GPA portfolio the transaction manager seeks opportunities within the public sector estate, if there is no vacant space in the civil or public estate then space within the wider commercial market is sourced.
• Overseeing of land or lease acquisitions for new Government Hubs.

Key Responsibilities

• Instruct regional property searches for new requirements
• For all transactions, draft and manage instructions to legal advisors
• For Government Hubs
• Draft and submit all governance documentation, including detailed committee reports and present these to various committees and boards when required.
• Assist in the preparation and review of other approvals/reporting documentation including outline business cases, strategic business cases and ministerial updates
• Support the wider GPA team on portfolio projects.
• In partnership with BNPRE, legal advisors and clients, oversee lease exits at breaks and expiry in compliance with lease and statutory conditions
• Attend regular client meetings and embrace GPA values and behaviours to achieve the best outcomes for clients and the GPA.
• Provide commercial advice to clients on property transactions
• Track, maintain and deliver all commercial reporting requirements via completion of client trackers, budgets, disposals trackers and benefits tracker etc
• Draft Letters of Commitment and assist with the production of other client occupational documentation (TOA, FOA and MOTOS)
• Assist portfolio managers by providing market and asset advice along with instruction of regional searches to highlight availability in the market
• Regular interaction with asset managers.

You will be an experienced chartered surveyor, able to work with minimum supervision, and with a strong track record of managing a busy workload of complex and varied transactions and overseeing and assuring the work of external partners and advisors. You will have a commercial mindset and be a confident communicator and influencer, able to draft concise and persuasive business cases and governance compliant committee reports, and present these to committees, senior managers and board members.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential criteria:

• Experience of working on a variety of complex property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, rent reviews, lease renewals, regears, dilapidations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to gain trust, be credible and build effective and productive relationships at all levels within an organisation, including at the most senior levels
• Experience of drafting clear and concise reports and the confidence to present these to senior management and committees
• A strong commercial and customer focused mindset
• Analytical and detail orientated
• Ability to hybrid work in a busy, fast paced environment with a national remit

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of office portfolio transactions
• Experience of managing and assuring external property partners and advisors

Qualifications and Accreditations

Essential criteria:

• Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or FRICS)

Desirable criteria:

• Significant post qualification experience.