A large and busy property services team within a local authority has the need for interim support.
As a Senior Asset and Estate Surveyor, you will act as the property business partner for Children and Family Services, ensuring they comply with the Corporate Landlord model approach to the management of its land and buildings portfolio.
The Corporate Landlord's responsibility extends to the acquisition, development and disposal of land and buildings. The Corporate Landlord is responsible for asset planning, review, feasibility and options appraisal, accounting for the needs of all service areas, but most importantly, making decisions based on overall corporate priorities. In this role, you will be working closely with the Children and family services department, acting as their property business partner.
Job Duties:
• To lead the development of strategy and plans on behalf of Client Departments.
• Drive and lead property initiatives through the development of business cases, taking into account capital and revenue availability or potential sources, and once approved, be responsible for commissioning and ensuring the delivery of the project to completion
• To lead and oversee the management of the assets required to support service areas and drive the strategic management of the
Council’s property assets in liaison with corporate stakeholders, and external partners.
• Through Asset Challenge and ongoing review of all property assets, progress the realisation of development potential across the council’s property interests
• The post holder will be a member of a multidisciplinary team with specific responsibility for the development, delivery and compliance with the Corporate Asset Management Plan.
• Demonstrate a positive, proactive, commercial market approach to achieving value for money for the county council
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Provide expert advice and lead in the development and delivery of the strategic plan for the effective management of all the Council’s assets.
Lead in the formulation, development and continual alignment of the organisation’s Asset Management Plan, ensuring the effective development of relevant capital and revenue programmes and budgets.
Provide expert advice on all property-related requests and proposals, undertake business-case tests and analysis as required.
Lead, commission, deliver relevant capital and revenue work and projects through the relevant Property Services’ delivery teams and external providers, in respect of approved and validated proposals.
Provide expert advice to client departments and present reports and briefings to senior team members and through the governance process to Cabinet and Scrutiny Commissions as required.
Have an extensive theoretical knowledge of all relevant law, legislation including planning and development and good practice as required, together with evidence of their practical application.
Deliver flexible customer-focused asset management, through the use of effective relationship management that engages with and addresses the needs of all appropriate service and corporate stakeholders.
Lead, appoint and monitor external agents as needed to deal with any of the above, including contract management and performance.
To act as a lead for Strategic Property Services in internal and external working groups, as appropriate
What you'll need to succeed
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent in Land / Property Management (or similar).
Full Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors- MRICS
Experience In
Significant experience of working within the corporate landlord model within Asset Management as a general practice surveyor in a local Authority property services dept.
Significant experience in the disposal of a wide range of land and property, both leasehold and freehold
Significant experience in Landlord and Tenant matters, including law, principles, negotiation, valuation
Strong track record of relevant Local Government experience and liaising with different services, e.g. Children & Family, social services, education etc
Significant experience in valuing a broad range of different types of property
Good knowledge of construction matters
What you'll get in return
Weekly pay, inside IR35, Hybrid working - 1 day a week in office
What you need to do now
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