At Colby River, we are shaping the landscape of UK real estate. With expertise across Investment Management, Development Management and Property Management, we take a strategic, long-term approach to investing in, developing and operating high-quality residential communities across the UK.
We operate across key living sectors including Multi-Family Living, Single Family Housing (SFH) and Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA). By combining deep market insight with disciplined operational delivery, we create sustainable value for our investors and exceptional experiences for our residents.
With a forward-looking approach that responds to changing residential needs across the UK, we are building a platform designed for long-term growth.
About the Role
We are seeking a Portfolio Leasing Manager to take ownership of leasing performance across a growing multi-asset UK portfolio and play a key role in shaping how leasing is delivered at scale.
Reporting to the Revenue Director, this is a strategic and operational leadership role responsible for driving occupancy, leasing performance, customer journey optimisation, and mobilisation activity across Multifamily, SFH, and PBSA assets.
You will lead a team of Regional Leasing Consultants while working closely with Operations, Marketing, and Portfolio Performance teams to deliver a consistent and high-performing leasing function.
This role offers the opportunity to shape and scale leasing strategy across a rapidly growing platform, with a strong focus on performance, customer experience, and continuous improvement.
Working Pattern
Monday to Friday, hybrid working with a base in London or Altrincham
Regular travel across the UK portfolio required
Key Responsibilities
Leasing Strategy & Performance
- Lead and deliver a portfolio-wide leasing strategy across MFH, SFH and PBSA assets
- Take ownership of occupancy, leasing performance and conversion across the portfolio
- Use data, market insight and competitor analysis to drive performance and inform decision-making
- Support pricing strategy, revenue optimisation and new business opportunities
Operational Excellence & Customer Experience
- Continuously improve the end-to-end lead-to-lease journey to enhance customer experience and conversion
- Support the mobilisation and successful launch of new developments and communities
- Drive consistency in leasing standards, processes and overall customer experience
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability and performance across the leasing function
- Work closely with Revenue, Operations, Marketing and Client stakeholders to deliver portfolio objectives
- Provide strategic leasing support across PBSA and wider portfolio assets
- Contribute to the ongoing development of a scalable, high-performing multi-asset leasing platform
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Regional Leasing Consultants
- Set clear objectives, KPIs and performance expectations aligned to business goals
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on accountability and results
- Support recruitment, onboarding and development of leasing teams
- Travel regularly across the UK portfolio to support performance and team engagement
About You
- Strong experience in residential leasing across multi-site or portfolio environments
- Proven track record of driving occupancy and leasing performance
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong commercial awareness, including pricing and revenue optimisation
- Ability to analyse data and translate insights into action
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally
- Experience across BTR, Multifamily, SFH or PBSA
- Experience supporting mobilisation of new developments
- Familiarity with systems such as MRI, Yardi or SLM
- ARLA qualification (or working towards)
What We Offer
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance
- Generous annual leave entitlement, with the option to buy more
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts
Colby River combines disciplined investment with operational expertise and a commitment to quality at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
Joining us means being part of a business with clear direction and strong governance — where your contribution, whether operational or strategic, plays a vital role in our continued growth.
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