Estates Manager
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Job Description
- East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft and/or Melton
- £51,515- £55,595 per annum
- 37 hours per week
- Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Asset Management Team as an Estates Manager looking after the Council's Resorts portfolio including Southwold Harbour and Caravan Site, the Council's Beach Huts and Yacht Station.
Your role:
To provide strategic leadership and day to day management of the Asset Management Estates function within the Resorts Portfolio. The role requires the management of non-HRA assets and performance of investment properties. To manage a team of beach hut staff, Yacht Station Staff and administrators and to manage WIP, budgets and the delivery of work programmes in a timely fashion.
What you will need:
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the professional property environment and operating in a local authority environment either at County, District or Unitary level. The post holder will obtain a RICS qualification and experience of managing a property team. The candidate will have the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver own tasks and programmes and ensure targets are met.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact David Johnson at David.Johnson@eastsuffolk.co.uk
Closing date: 11:30 PM, 15th July 2024
Interview date: to be confirmed.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).
About Us
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.
To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWedQksWt0