Senior Asset Manager – PBSA

Company: Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd
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Location: Greater London
Job Description:

Cobalt are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a global real estate investment management business, to appoint a Senior Asset Manager within its UK Student Housing Asset Management team.

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly capitalised, internationally backed platform with a significant and growing presence across the UK and Europe.

The Role

Our client is seeking an experienced asset management professional to play a key leadership role across a large-scale, operational PBSA portfolio. You will be responsible for driving asset-level strategy, optimising portfolio performance, and delivering sustained NOI growth across a high-quality student accommodation platform.

Key Focus Areas

  • Formulating and executing asset business plans
  • Driving income, occupancy and pricing strategy
  • Leading capex and repositioning initiatives
  • Budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis
  • Financial modelling and underwriting value-add initiatives
  • Partnering with operational teams to ensure best-in-class delivery
  • Providing market insight and portfolio recommendations to senior leadership

About You

  • 10 years Asset management experience within real estate
  • Strong exposure to PBSA, BTR, hospitality or other operational residential sectors
  • Proven track record of value creation and NOI growth
  • Advanced financial modelling capability
  • Commercially astute with strong stakeholder management skills

This position offers genuine strategic exposure within a fast-growing European platform and the opportunity to influence investment performance at scale.

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Posted: March 5th, 2026