Property Partner

MMP Consultancy currently has an opportunity for a Property Partner to join a local authority based in Bristol.

This will be a 6-9 Month Interim contract potentially to be extended paying 350 P/Day Umbrella

The Role:

• To act as the strategic link between council services occupying property and the property department by taking a lead role in advising on all aspects of property asset management in order to maximise property performance through rationalisation and cost reduction while facilitating / maintaining service delivery in the most cost effective manner.

• Working with the Asset Strategy Manager and strategic leads in services to develop service asset management plans ensuring that requirements and solutions for property assets and services are considered in a corporate context by translating strategic objectives into property solutions.

• Working within the Council's Property Division to review, evaluate and implement property solutions to enable the most efficient delivery of services.
• Working with other public sector bodies, partners and the voluntary sector to facilitate improved services and co-ordinated asset management planning across boundaries.

Job Purpose:

• To develop and maintain close working relationships with services, at all levels, in order to pro - actively support and challenge optimum use of property resources in planning and implementing service delivery.

• To work with services to understand how service strategy, changes in legislation and changes in demand will affect property requirements and to express this in service asset management plans

• To provide professional advice on all aspects of property use and occupation

• To implement operational land and property related transactions in order to optimise service delivery, capital receipts, revenue returns and to minimise the overall cost to the Council of the operational property portfolio including the negotiation of legal agreements.

• To lead on service specific property reviews and to represent services on cross cutting or geographical reviews.

• To represent the property service and, where appropriate, the Council at meetings (internal and external) and at court or tribunals where necessary