Asset Manager

Job Opportunity: Asset Manager (Temporary)

Position: Asset Manager
Contract: 3 Months, ASAP, with the possibility of an extension
Possibility of Extension: Yes, based on performance
Pay Rate: 39.36 Per Hour
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:45 - 17:00
Location: AL1 3JE

Job Purpose:

• The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the Council's asset management function within Estate Services, including the line management of the Asset Management Surveyor.

• To take the Council's lead on operational and community property asset use and optimisation, devolution of assets to bodies such as local Parish Councils, transfer of assets and community asset matters, repurposing and regeneration projects, and procuring portfolio-wide Red Book valuations and Reinstatement Cost Assessments.

• To lead and deliver on specific priority projects and business objectives within the asset management function and to act in a support capacity for priority projects in the wider service, where required.

Key Responsibilities:

• To lead the design and implementation of efficient systems, policies and processes for the management of the Council's operational and community property and land assets to maximise residents' benefit (financial and non-financial) whilst aiming to reduce running costs borne by the Council.

• To lead and manage the budgeting, forecasting and delivery of transactions such as sales of Council-owned property and land assets, residential long-leasehold lease extensions (via external specialists), releasing parties from restrictive covenants, granting wayleaves to utility providers, issuing temporary licences to occupy and site access permissions and protecting the Council's position under the Party Wall Act (via external specialists). This role will have income/capital receipt targets and will be expected to plan appropriate actions to deliver these.

• To lead and manage the work programme of Red Book asset valuations through an outsourced approach. This will involve taking on a contract management role and making sure that actions are commercially sensitive, ethically appropriate, based on robust evidence and delivered (via external specialists) to the timetable required by the Council's Finance team for statutory accounting and budgeting purposes

• T.o provides internal support and advice to SADC's Housing Service, including matters relating to their non-residential portfolio as well as relevant housing tenant issues (position of boundaries and responsibilities, extent of gardens, advising tenants about party wall matters etc.); commenting and instructing the Legal Department on non-commercial leases, valuing new residential developments for setting the housing rents (directly or via outsourcing) and valuing (directly or via outsourcing) for building insurance purposes.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Educated to a degree level or with a technical qualification in a property-related discipline
• Evidence of continuous professional and/or managerial development
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Either possess an Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Qualification or be willing to successfully obtain an IOSH qualification within a reasonable timeframe.
• Up-to-date and working knowledge of relevant property-related legislation, regulations and standards
• Knowledge and understanding of major issues and challenges facing public sector property.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues and risk management/control

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