Portfolio Leasing Manager

Build Your Future with Colby River

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

Collaboration & Growth

• 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

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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

• Competitive salary

• Annual discretionary bonus

• Employer matched pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Private medical insurance

• Generous annual leave entitlement, with the option to buy more

• EV scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts

• Employee wellbeing support

Why Colby River?

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.