Associate Director of Property and Procurement

**About the Role**

Sense is recruiting for an Associate Director of Property and Procurement to join our fantastic Sense Property team in Selly Oak, Birmingham on a hybrid basis, with regular travel to Sense offices (particularly Crayford) and locations.

Sense Property are responsible for all aspects of managing the organisation’s property portfolio, fleet management, insurance, corporate procurement, and the developing environment strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to promote the development of a performance culture that welcomes innovation, strives for continuous improvement in service standards and gives priority to quality customer services and improving the quality of life for service users.

**The main duties and responsibilities include**:

- Lead Sense’s property portfolio to ensure all properties are maintained to a high standard within budget, meet regulatory compliance requirements and make best use of our resources.
- Ensure properties are properly commissioned and decommissioned as necessary in accordance with our strategic and operational objectives.
- Strategic asset management, programme delivery, service development and implementing and managing change.
- Lead the effective planning and delivery of all aspects of Property Services.
- Delivery of Sense Environmental policy and vision of being carbon neutral by 2040.
- Ensure that we have a robust fleet management plan in place ensuring best value the organisation.
- Lead the facilities management of key centres in Birmingham, London, and Wakefield.
- Ensure health and safety compliance is managed across the teams, including gas servicing, electrical, fire safety, legionella and asbestos.
- Continually reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Property function and recommending changes and developments for improvement.
- Ensure the delivery of an effective repairs response service, and collaborate with stakeholders to plan and manage an annual work programme for property modernisation and improvement, ensuring we meet accessible requirements for all service users.
- Monitor, manage and develop service level agreements with suppliers and external contractors, addressing issues where service falls below agreed standards and compliance.
- Locate, survey, and report on new property sites, negotiate lease terms, and manage building schedules.

**To succeed in this role, you will have**:

- RICS Chartered Surveyor qualification.
- Experience managing a property or facilities related team with a multi-site environment.
- Detailed knowledge of the role of environment and procurement in a large nationwide organisation.
- Good knowledge of health & safety, legislation, tendering practices, and IT systems related to property.
- Good verbal and written communication skills to effectively manage staff and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven leadership skills.
- An ability to build effective working relationships with internal colleagues and external agencies, so that objectives are met consistently.

**About Sense**

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

**To apply**

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.