Corporate Landlord Principal

**How you'll make a difference**:
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The Property and Development team is responsible for delivering key aspects of the Council Plan and managing the council’s portfolio of corporate and investment assets, such as our corporate estate, investment management and regeneration.

In this newly created role, you will be key in supporting and delivering the effective management of the corporate portfolio, ensuring a cost-effective professional property management service is delivered. The Council has an investment portfolio in excess of £50m and an active portfolio acquiring property to support regeneration objectives.

**What will you be doing?**
- You will be responsible to deliver an effective service, within the council’s policies and legislations and ensure value for money is demonstrated on all property transactions and that the management of lease events is carried out efficiently.
- Although not an extensive list, you will oversee services such as lease renewals, restructures, expires and dilapidation settlements, whist liaising with lettings agents and external solicitors.
- You will be required to deliver a range of services which will require you to work alongside a range of people, from tenants and external agents to surveyors and landlords.
- You will oversee property inspections, rent reviews and rent collections as well as approving service charge budgets and ensuring statutory compliance.
- Overall, you will supervise any work or agreements taking place to ensure work is carried out in line with legal and statutory regulations and compliance, while ensuring values for money, including preparing the cashflows for internal monitoring.
- You will manage the use of external consultants and will need to ensure tender processes have been followed in line with the Council’s regulations.
- Due to the nature of the work involved, you will sometimes be required to go onsite, therefore may sometimes be working in all weather conditions.

**What we need from you**:
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- You must hold a degree in Estate management or equivalent and have post qualification experience in investment and development. It is preferable that you hold membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
- It is essential that you have knowledge of the various methods of marketing, disposal and acquisition of land and buildings
- You will have experience of managing service delivery and have an in-depth knowledge of service specific and professional issues.
- We require you to have a demonstrate a working knowledge of software packages, spreadsheet packages, databases and in house systems and have effective IT skills.
- It is essential that you have good organisational skills and able to persuade others and influence outcomes to meet critical contractual deadlines.
- You will be able to demonstrate proven ability to negotiate, priorities and deliver projects on time and withing budget.
- As this is a new role, there is scope for you to make it your own, strong problem solving, organisational and excellent communication skills will be key to your succuss.

**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:
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- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our **training and development** offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
- We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

**We’re making a difference, be part of it**

**Salary From**:

- £45,495

**Salary To**:

- £48,587

**Hours per week**:

- 37

**Vacancy type**:

- Permanent

**Location**:

- Yate

**Team**:

- Property Services

**Advertising End Date**:

- 17 Jan 2023