Assistant Director of Property

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 301507**Salary**:

- £61,940- In addition, this role attracts an on-call allowance of up to £3,000 per annum.**Job grade**:

- Grade 6**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MCA - Finance, Compliance and Estates**Type of role**:

- Estates
- Property**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- SouthamptonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you have a background as a property professional with experience managing complex projects, contracts and budgets?

Are you a confident leader, able to effectively lead an estates team that manages a diverse portfolio of 480 sites spread around the UK?

Would you like to take on a new challenge in the Government Property Profession?

If so, we'd love to hear from you

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**Job description**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a property professional to join us at the MCA in this newly established role as the Assistant Director of Property & Facilities.

This is a key role in which the successful applicant will provide leadership for the entire estates team, working closely with the Director of Finance, Compliance and Estates to set the strategic direction for property & facilities management within the MCA.

The Assistant Director of Property & Facilities will have line management responsibility for two direct reports - the Head of Property and the Head of Facilities - providing support and overseeing these functions to ensure all activities are aligned to MCA’s strategic vision and operational requirements. Providing a responsive and customer focussed service, with advice, direction, and assurance on all property issues to ensure the highest delivery standards.

The role holder will engage with a wide variety of interesting internal and external stakeholders ranging from HM Coastguard to the Government Property Agency to ensure the effective management of the MCA Estate. This includes the procurement and management of national supplier contracts.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Provide property and facilities expertise, strategy and direction on major property initiatives, actively managing property assets and lifecycle planning, identifying opportunities for disposal, co-location and rationalisation
- Be directly responsible for providing informed, timely and accurate advice, direction and assurance to the MCA’s Executive and other senior stakeholders on all major aspects of Property & Facilities Management.
- Ensuring that a high level of internal customer service is provided by the Estates team, leading the interpretation of business needs of the organisation in conjunction with senior management, and translating them into property requirements for the organisation’s property strategy and plans.

For an in-depth insight into the role, please refer to the Role Profile attached to this advert.

This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy an exciting challenge leading a team and taking responsibility for managing circa 480 properties across the UK, spanning sites equipped to support the HM Coastguard’s emergency service function such as radio sites and Coastguard rescue centres to those supporting all other key functions of the MCA such as its Headquarters and Marine Offices.

The estates team is currently under restructure and the Assistant Director of Property & Facilities will have the opportunity to set the strategic direction and help shape the new estate’s function.

This role will be based in the Southampton HQ. MCA supports flexible working and operates a hybrid working model between home and office for this role, giving you greater flexibility over where and when you work. Details of the arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager.

There will be a requirement for travel on official duty within the UK, which may involve overnight stays away from home.

**Person specification**:
**About you**

We are looking for someone who holds the advertised qualification along with a proven track record and technical knowledge in property and facilities.

You will have strong commercial acumen, with a well-rounded understanding of this business area, able to implement long and short-term strategies.

You will be well-versed in managing complex budgets and contracts efficiently to maximise operat