Head of Estates Logistics

Head of Estates, Logistics & Transport, Permanent, Full time (North Yorkshire Police & North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service)

**Salary**: LS 2 (£66,603 - £75,892)

Working Location: Police & Fire Headquarters, Northallerton with hybrid working arrangements

We are looking for a high performing and experienced professional in the field of Estates, as well as Logistics and Transport. This role is responsible for leading the design and delivery of an effective and efficient Estates, Logistics & Transport (ELT) function to the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), North Yorkshire Police (NYP) and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS).

Working as part of the ‘enableNY’ collaboration, this is an exciting time to be joining the Force and Service as we develop our new Estates Strategy and delivery plan with a focus on the long-term sustainability of our infrastructure across North Yorkshire. With new programmes on the horizon, investments to made and innovative designs required, you will ensure our estate landscape is fit for purpose to enable the NYP and NYFRS to deliver to the people of North Yorkshire.

You will oversee the entire transport and logistics function for NYP and NYFRS, ensuring our Officers and Staff are equipped with the right equipment, transport, clothing and supporting assets to meet the demands of today but also the challenges of tomorrow. A proactive mindset, a visionary leader and cognisant of industry best practice and innovative techniques, you will lead by example as we modernise our ELT function.

Collaborative and financially astute, you will also be an inspirational leader who gets the best out of your teams and creates a safe working environment for people to thrive, to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to deliver.

Required Skills & Experience
- You will have a proven track record of delivering large-scale sustainable capital programmes, developing strategies and managing delivery plans in complex and dynamic organisations be that in the public, private or third sector.
- You will have experiences in actively managing risks and developing contingency plans to ensure continued service delivery and value for money.
- You will have proven leadership and people management skills gained by working at a senior level in a multi-stakeholder environment, able to co-design and implement service improvements.
- You will champion equality, diversion and inclusivity in your function and across the organisations.
- You will have excellent leadership and people skills, with a clear customer focus, evidenced through service plans and business partnering approaches, and be capable of evaluating and developing collaborative approaches to service delivery.
- You will have expertise regarding legislation relating to the effective and safe maintenance and operation of buildings
- You will have good knowledge of the requirements to deliver a highly available vehicle fleet and be aware of relevant emerging technologies
- You will use your commercial acumen working with suppliers, other police forces and fire and rescue services to agree standards and obtain best value for money
- You will ensure our business plans, budgets and policies enable the delivery of the corporate strategies for both the Police and Fire.
- As a result, we need an individual with excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide clear, balanced and professional advice that achieves corporate and service objectives.

Additional Information
- Please note our estates are across North Yorkshire including; Northallerton, Thirsk, York, Harrogate, Scarborough
- For more information on the role, organisation and recruitment process please view our detailed Information Pack: Recruitment Pack.pdf