Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Senior Estate Manager for our client a local government organisation based in Gloucestershire.
The organisation is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of statutory and non-statutory functions that directly impact upon the lives of residents of Gloucestershire. The Asset Management and Property team (AMPS) are responsible for delivering a wide-ranging capital programme and contracts as well as managing the property and assets that are part of the organisation's responsibility.
This includes the development and implementation of a comprehensive Corporate Asset Management Plan, Maintenance Strategy and Agile Working Plan to support the organisation's Strategy and Vision, as well as to support Directorate and Service Estate Plans.
This is a 6 month starting contract with the possibility to extend. Hybrid working available, requirement to attend the office on occasions and travel country wide.
Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Maximizing the organisation's capital and revenue receipts by the provision of effective and proactive management of the organisation's land and buildings. This will include capital payments from land sales, annual rent increases on review, new rental income from lease grants, capital, or annual income from other forms of property agreements. This will relate to all types of property such as, offices, schools, depots, car parks, and surplus land.
- Provide comprehensive property advice to the organisation's Service Directorates and individual officers at all levels.
- Meet the requirements of the organisation's Corporate Asset Management Plans.
- Achieve effective and pro-active management of the organisation's land and property interests.
- The acquisition of land and buildings to support a range of legislative or organisation or Service Directorate plans or objectives.
- Provide support to the Strategic Property Manager (Estates) in developing and implementing relevant property related policies, strategies, and team plans.
- Provide professional property advice and recommendations to be relied upon by service directorates, organisation officers and Members of the organisation on a wide range of property matters including sales, purchase, leases, licences, easements, valuations, land acquisition, cost estimates, boundary disputes, Landlord and Tenant.
- To instruct/advise and consult with the organisation's solicitors on various forms of property related contractual documents relating to sale / purchase / letting of land etc and to prepare first drafts of certain types of documents e.g., licences/concessions etc. A high level of property related technical ability, interpretive and innovative problem-solving skill, together with professional knowledge is required to ensure the documentation meets the organisation's objective and the negotiated agreement.
- Represent the organisation at meetings with outside bodies including Town and Parish organisation's, tenants, charities, schools, private individuals, corporate solicitors, and other professional advisers in order to negotiate advantageous property agreements on behalf of the organisation.
Personal Requirements:
- Experience gained post qualification in either a public or private sector.
- Relevant property related statutes and professional standards including Landlord and Tenant Acts / Law of Property Acts / Town and Country Planning acts / RICS and International valuation standards.
- Understanding of a high-quality customer service and business partnering approach, in a large multidisciplinary organisation.
- Ability to build working relationships with officers at all levels, members, external bodies, funding agencies voluntary groups, and other public services.
- Qualified and practicing member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with significant post qualification experience.
- Degree/ Diploma or other appropriate comparable qualification in a property related discipline/RICS accredited.
Working Hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday
Pay: £525.00 per day
Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.