Portfolio Manager - Bridging & Refurb Loans
Fintelligent Search
Fintelligent Search is supporting a growing specialist lender in their search for a Portfolio Manager to join their high-performing Property Finance team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded professional with experience in property lending or real estate finance to step into a dynamic, relationship-driven environment with strong career progression.
The OpportunityYou’ll be joining a well-established, specialist lending business with a strong reputation in the UK market. The firm focuses on supporting SME developers through tailored funding solutions and prides itself on expertise, agility, and long-term relationships.
Working within an experienced Portfolio Management team, you’ll take ownership of a live loan book, ensuring projects are progressing as expected while proactively managing risk and supporting positive client outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and monitor a portfolio of bridging and development finance loans from drawdown through to repayment
- Track construction progress, budgets, and key milestones across multiple projects
- Conduct site visits and engage directly with borrowers and professional partners
- Identify early warning signs (delays, cost overruns, sales risk) and take appropriate action
- Analyse cashflows and compare actual vs approved positions
- Support credit amendments, waivers, and restructuring where required
- Produce high-quality portfolio reports and contribute to internal committees
- Work closely with Lending, Credit, and Risk teams to ensure effective portfolio oversight
- Experience in property finance, development finance, or real estate lending
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and project data
- Good understanding of the UK bridging and refurb market
- Confident communicator, able to manage both internal and external stakeholders
- Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
- Exposure to construction or development monitoring
- Experience working with borrowers, surveyors, or professional advisors
- Salary up to £60,000 + bonus
- Hybrid working model
- Join a growing and well-capitalised lender
- Strong pipeline of deals and active portfolio
- Clear opportunity to develop into a Senior Portfolio Manager role
Interested?Apply now or get in touch with Fintelligent Search for a confidential discussion.
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