Join our team and you’ll play a key role in developing and regenerating a major UK city. It’s about shaping Leicester’s future – helping the city to grow and succeed by planning, leading and delivering an Asset Strategy. Including, Investment, Acquisition and Disposal Assets  as part of the Corporate Landlord’s team within Leicester City Council’s Estates and Building Services Division.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.  Working at home and in city hall as you wish. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on gym membership , city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate.

What you’ll be doing

Developing your team of 5 surveyors  you’ll create a shared purpose to help them develop and achieve results. Leading on operational asset management for a portfolio of council land and buildings, sourcing, initiating, and driving value added asset management initiatives.

Contributing to robust asset strategy plans which aligns to business and property strategies. You will ensuring the optimisation of the council’s property assets.  Working towards strategic goals and objectives, you’ll be providing transactional and technical services including key options appraisals to support either acquisition, disposal, or investment in assets to grow revenue and capital receipts through proactive asset management.

What you’ll need

With experience in either Property Asset Management, Property Management, or Real Estate management including managing a substantial and varied property asset base.

Being a focused client side asset manager, you will be experienced in development, project management, investment, disposals, and acquisition.  Ensuring that all asset management (in-house) is undertaken efficiently to maximise income and value. To do this you’ll have experience in asset business planning.  With experience of the commissioning and use of information including asset management data to inform investment appraisals, development and SAMP.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel.heggs@leicester.gov.uk or Kathryn Ellis Senior Service Manager on kathryn.ellis@leicester.gov.uk