Senior Completions Officer

Based across the UK with major hubs in Brentwood, London, Manchester and Glasgow we are looking for a Senior Completions Officer to manage the execution of large and complex specialist loans through to completion, providing service in line with expectations of the Property sector and to ensure all data and information held is present and accurate.

Reporting into a Senior Bridging Team Leader this senior, high profile role forms part of a larger team servicing lending through Bridging, Specialist, Central and Structured Real Estate, along with a number of key relationships and interfaces:

The role also directly engages with a number of key third parties:

• Financial Intermediary Partners and Brokers
• Panel Valuers
• The Bank’s solicitor panel firms

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pipeline Management: Actively manage a pipeline of cases in support of your dedicated Underwriter(s) and team, providing overflow assistance to the Administration Team when required by management.
• Legal Instruction: Issue accurate and comprehensive instructions to panel solicitor firms, including title insurance requirements, title plan needs, independent legal advice, and any other specific requirements to ensure timely lending completions.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for brokers and solicitors during the legal process, building strong relationships and providing regular updates to deliver excellent customer outcomes.
• Legal Review: Assess legal correspondence from solicitors, responding where possible and escalating to Underwriters for credit decisions when necessary.
• Surveyor Liaison: Coordinate with surveyors to obtain any required information during the legal process.
• Compliance & Documentation: Verify that all KYC and AML requirements are met and ensure all documentation received post-sanction complies with the Bank’s lending criteria prior to completion.
• Data Integrity: Maintain accurate and high-quality data within the origination system to support reliable management information and customer contact.
• Customer Interaction: Manage customer contact at designated process points, ensuring all calls are handled professionally and in line with service standards.
• Completion & Funding: Work to meet customer expectations for completion timelines, requesting funds through the appropriate mechanism and releasing them promptly once all conditions are satisfied.
• Leadership & Process Improvement: Mentor and train team members, perform figure checks and team COT sign-offs, produce reports as required, and update SOPs and reference guides to reflect best practices