Job Title: Senior Estates Officer Starting Salary: £52,138 opportunity to progress to £57,652 Hours: 37.0 Location: Stevenage Contract Type: Fixed Term End Date- 18 Months, potential to extend for a further 6 months Directorate: Resources About the team You will join a team who are one section of a wider Estates team and you will be a key part of a team working on a varied portfolio including Libraries, Adult Care sites (e.g. supported living, care homes and extra care), Fire Stations, Register Offices, Waste Recycling facilities, Highways, Public Health, and operational properties (such as the council offices). You will be required to provide instruction and manage our external property management consultants (and other external consultants as required). You will also be expected to work alongside multi-disciplinary professional teams in our legal services, property planning, development, design and capital delivery, facilities management etc. You will also work closely with our internal clients, the service teams, to realise the best possible solution for the County Council taking in to account any specific requirements identified for each site. You will also oversee the process of gaining approvals within a political arena. We work in a hybrid way, and this varied role therefore offers both flexible and remote working. About the role As Senior Estates Officer, you will support the professional management of the property assets to ensure they are used efficiently and in accordance with the wider strategic asset management plans. This role will focus on the Adult care Service sites (e.g. supported living, care homes and extra care). There will be exciting implementation work following the impending Supported Living Strategic Review, and also project work relating to sites for Extra Care development and working with the disposals team, and Adult Care Service towards disposal. As well as involvement in reviews of the existing elderly care home estate and implementing strategies to improve and enhance the offering going forwards. The role will be required to provide professional property advice on land and property matters in line with RICS standards and the County Council's protocols. Responsibility for landlord and tenant activities (including rent reviews, lease renewals and lease regears), project work, strategic consultancy, professional estates advice to colleagues and other stakeholders, estate, asset and property management. The role reports directly to Strategic Asset and Estates Manager. About you Essential: Proficient ICT and Microsoft Office skills are required. We are looking for an experienced estates/property professional with knowledge in all aspects of estate management. Applicants will need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of property, planning, legal matters and have a political awareness in dealing with sensitive issues. Good time and diary management is essential due to a busy workload. Desirable: Experience of working for a Local Authority property area MRICS preferred but not essential. This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP13 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Corporate services To hear more about this opportunity please contact Stuart Paskins, stuart.paskinshertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role. Interview Date: to be confirmed Previous Applicants need not apply. Benefits of working for us How to apply As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. Secondment This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only. Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.