Senior Asset Manager Real Estate (80-100%)

About the role

Patrimonium, an independent Swiss asset manager covering real estate, private credit, private equity and infrastructure, is looking for an experienced candidate to join its team in Crissier. You will act as the owner's representative for the properties assigned to you, overseeing their performance and sustainable development, managing external partners and working closely with portfolio management, construction and accounting teams.

Key responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the performance and sustainable development of the assigned properties
• Develop, update and implement property-specific business plans in line with the fund's overall strategy
• Identify optimisation opportunities and oversee measures to improve income, optimise costs and enhance property quality
• Draw up multi-year investment plans, support annual budgeting and monitor approved property budgets
• Manage and supervise property management firms, review their reports, statements and year-end accounts
• Monitor vacancy rates and rental loss risk, and oversee letting and re-letting of commercial premises
• Inspect properties regularly and oversee maintenance, renovation and conversion works with internal and external specialists
• Represent the owner's interests with property managers, tenants, service providers and other stakeholders
• Ensure accurate property and contractual documentation and support valuations and legal proceedings

Required profile

• University degree in real estate, business administration or finance, or equivalent
• Proven experience managing commercial properties and letting/re-letting commercial premises
• At least five years in property asset management or a comparable owner-side role in Switzerland
• Solid knowledge of property management, Swiss tenancy law and property accounting
• Experience managing property management firms and external service providers
• Good understanding of technical building issues and oversight of maintenance and renovation
• Excellent command of French, good German and English

Required skills

• Analyse of property performance, budgets, investments and key real estate metrics
• Very good command of MS Office, particularly Excel
• Property-specific data and analysis tools (an advantage)

What we offer

• A key role with a direct impact on the property portfolio's performance and development
• High autonomy and scope for initiative
• Close collaboration with specialists in property, investment and construction
• Short decision-making processes and a dynamic, multilingual environment at the Crissier/Lausanne site
• Performance-based terms of employment

Applications are submitted through the RECRU recruitment platform; start date to be agreed.