Leasing Consultant

Job Title: Leasing Consultant

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for showing prospective tenants’ vacant space, marketing and facilitating negotiations between tenants and Property management and maintaining positive tenant relations.

Key Performance Areas
1.Leasing
- To optimise the life span of the buildings by determining the maintenance requirements and the Involvement in the formulation of the optimal leasing strategies for the Office Sector and implementing those strategies going forward
- Canvas and show potential tenants’ vacant Office space
- Deal with direct enquiries on vacant space
- Deal with prospective tenants’ new lets and renewals, where necessary
- Drafting of offers to lease to prospective tenants
- Deal origination and lease negotiation
- Facilitate negotiations between tenants and landlords and ensure that both their needs are met
- Must negotiate deals to optimize profitability for both new deals and renewals
- Process letting deals and work with appropriate documentation to complete lease processes
- Involvement in the tenant’s specification process to co-ordinate costings and related operational management with all role players
- Ensure premises are fit for tenant occupation
- Keep abreast of industrial trends (local and international)
- Build relationships with existing and new brokers
- Provide accurate property information including vacancies
- Provide market research and be up to date with trends
- Maintain updated marketing presentations
- Maintain Growthpoint vacancy website
- Marketing division liaison (internal and external)
- Work closely with legal in finalising lease terms and conditions
- Assist with the relevant aspects of budgeting process
- Provide accurate feasibilities relating to leasing within the Portfolio
- Manage and minimise outstanding leases
- Comply with OSHACT
- Budgeting process
- Co-ordinate incentives, introductions, functions etc
- Compile all the information for credit checks recommendations, financial information for review

Education
- Minimum Finance or Property related qualification or degree.
- Estate Agency Board Certification

Experience
- At least 5-8 years of letting experience in the commercial sector
- Property marketing and Real estate background.

Job Specific Skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Experienced in strategic planning, budgeting, and market analysis.
- Proficient in managing client relationships and team.

Knowledge
- Computer literacy in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Financial knowledge
- Technical knowledge
- IT system operations
- Leasing documentation control
- Market Knowledge and trends