Head of Property

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

- 326522**Salary**:

- £51,997- An out of hours allowance of £3,000 will be applicable for this role.**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

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

- Estates
- Industrial
- 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**:
**Are you an experienced property professional?**

**Do you have experience developing and implementing property strategies?**

**Do you have exceptional interpersonal skills?**

**If so, we are looking for a Legal Services Officer to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you**

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
- Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas._

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

**Job description**:
MCA's Property and Facilities team are responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of circa 480 sites around the UK, to meet the requirements of HM Coastguard's for Rescue Coordination Centres, Coastguard Rescue Centres and radio sites, UK Survey and Inspection's, and other key functions of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) such as the Agency Headquarters.

The Head of Property has responsibility for the planning and delivery of MCA’s property strategy. Leading a small team, to ensure the agency has an appropriate portfolio of property to facilitate delivery of business objectives.

**Your responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Lead on MCA’s Property Strategy to ensure that the Agency establishes a property base that meets its operational priorities, is flexible, cost effective, safe and compliant.
- Lead on all property transactions to deliver this strategy, including acquisitions, disposals, lease negotiations and renewals, rent reviews, service charge negotiations, and licenses.
- Lead on commissioning legal and professional property services (e.g. surveying, valuations, rent reviews, ground investigations etc) to support property transactions.
- Working with key stakeholders agree and plan a programme of priority estate works in the short (1 year) and medium term (3-5 years) required to meet operational priorities.
- Specify, procure, commission and complete project works in accordance with the budget, specification, agreed timescale and to the quality standards required.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.

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

- Hold a relevant professional property/estates related qualification (e, g MRICS) or equivalent experience.
- Be Well versed in Property Law (especially Landlord & Tenant Act 1954), Planning Law, Building & Construction and Design Management Regulations (CDM).
- Experience of Administering Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) & New Engineering Contracts (NEC 3 and 4) Agreements.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Act and Statutory Compliance Requirements.
- Experience in strategic planning, developing and implementing Estate/Property Strategies within the public or private sector.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.**Selection process details**

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

**CV and Personal Statement**

Within your CV and Personal Statement please demonstrate your knowledge and experience of:

- Preparing, developing and implementing Estate/Property Strategies within the public or private sector
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Act and Statutory Compliance Requirements
- Hold a relevant professional property/estates related qualification (e, g MRICS) or equivalent experience.

Your Personal Statement will be limited to a maximum of 1,000 words.