This role is your opportunity to drive the strategic direction of land and property across the city of Salford. You can take your leadership career to the next level by helping to bring our vision of 'A fairer, greener and healthier Salford' into reality
Make your mark on the future of Salford
Salford has much to celebrate as a city from new homes and employment opportunities to its vibrant cultural scene. Yet there is still huge potential to build on past successes and find new and innovative ways to improve residents’ lives.
Crucially, the city is on a journey of economic transformation, empowered by the Council and our key partners. We want you to be a driving force behind the Council’s performance by ensuring we get optimal use of our property portfolio and achieve key financial targets.
The role
We want you to lead, develop and deliver a first-class, Council-wide asset management service driving a corporate landlord approach across the organisation To succeed in the role, you will:
* Develop and implement the Council’s Strategic Asset Management Plan and departmental Business Plans which meet the needs of the Council and third-party customers.
* Lead, motivate and develop the strategic asset management team creating a performance-driven culture alongside high standards of financial management.
* Implement high-quality benchmarking to track our performance against relevant comparators.
* Develop, and evaluate, solutions in response to new needs or changes in service delivery.
* Grow third-party income from external partners and stakeholders to generate the resources for greater impact
* Leverage property intelligence to ensure the council is making optimal use of the estate helping future proof our property.
* Advise senior Council Members and Directors on the property implications of local policy decisions and national policy development.
About you
* RICS qualified or equivalent, with relevant experience as a senior level property surveyor.
* Key influencer in leading and managing a successful asset management, or similar, property/estates service.
* Able to motivate, engage and develop people to deliver shared outcomes.
* Excellent communicator skills at all levels, both internally and with our external customers and contractors.
* Strategic thinker when identifying and delivering solutions and outcomes.
* An effective stakeholder manager and collaborator with colleagues and external partners.
* Optimistic and ambitious for Salford, its people and the transformation of public services.
* A role model for our leadership behaviours and values: Pride, Passion, People, Personal responsibility.
What we offer
Best Place to Work 2024
Salford City Council was crowned the ‘Best Place to Work’ at the prestigious Local Government Chronicle Workforce Awards in November 2024.
The award-winning presentation “This is our Salford!” beautifully encapsulated the pride, passion and personality that the people who work for the council have in their DNA which drives them to serve and support our communities, delivering a wide variety of services to the residents of Salford.
Additional Benefits
The competitive salary and benefits package reflects the importance of the role. Offering flexible hybrid working and being part of a supportive senior leadership team you will have the opportunity to thrive in this influential role. In addition, we put a strong focus on leadership development from internal Masterclasses and eLearning to external accreditations and qualifications.
Qualifications
You will be expected to be technically qualified to degree level and be professionally qualified from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent with an extensive practical application of knowledge post professional qualification.
If you would like to discuss or have any questions, please contact joanne.ivison@salford.gov.uk
Please apply with your CV and supporting statement demonstrating how you meet key requirements of the role and what you personally bring. Please refer to the role profile to create your supporting statement.
We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.
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