Job Description:

• Provision of strategic property advice across the spectrum from valuation, disposals, acquisitions to leasehold and commercial advice.   Treating all assets as a ‘corporate resource’, owned centrally for the benefit of the Council and its taxpayers.
• Taking ownership for the delivery of part of the valuation and strategic assets work programme.

1. With the highest professional standards to deal, without professional supervision, with work of the highest complexity and technical content as appropriate to the duties of the post.
2. Support a customer centric approach to delivery by encouraging users of the service to pro-actively engage and seek professional advice, explaining the processes and regulatory requirements in relation to property and how these protect the Council and support effective service delivery.
3. To assist in the delivery of the Council’s strategic asset management framework including the capture of property demands, evaluation of property opportunities, capture of property data and review of property performance.
4. Reporting on VASA’s work including the performance of the estate and the supporting of internal and external scrutiny, as appropriate.
5. To assist in the delivery of the feeding of the capital pipeline through the strategic disposal of assets for the future delivery of major housing, education, infrastructure and other priorities, and to lead and innovate on new asset disposal and acquisition ideas, spotting opportunities and keeping a strong market ‘interface’.

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the property industry and the opportunities it offers to local authorities.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of estate and asset management
• Extensive staff management experience including teams that include professionally qualified staff
• Experience of commissioning and managing consultants/technical advisers in delivering project