Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. The Commercial / Investment team has responsibility for the Council's Investment portfolio which is held specifically for rental income and capital value growth. The role of the Property Manager will be to contribute to the delivery of the optimized performance of the investment portfolio, working with asset managers, internal as well as external property and legal professionals. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES Service charge management – particularly around the preparation and maintenance of apportionment schedules and accuracy checks Ensure rent collection is in line with KPIs and hold regular debt meetings Review and manage tenant applications and prepare ODNs within the required timescales and instructing solicitors, as necessary Be responsible for and manage a portfolio of land and property holdings and implement general tenant management functions including lettings; assignments; sub-lettings; changes of use; alteration of property; schedules of condition / dilapidations; surrenders; monitoring and reporting of property defects; Responsible for provision of accurate insurance data to the Council Insurance team. Responsible for EPC data management and strategy across the estate Monitor and mentor the work of more junior grade Estates Surveyors and Estates Assistant staff as appropriate. Review and challenge asset performance and contribute to the identification of opportunities to improve asset performance, including planned maintenance and investment requirements, and undertake property option appraisals to inform timely and effective decision making. Responsible for ensuring that all insurance premiums are recharged to tenants To issue instructions to Legal, Finance, and Income services (and others, e.g. consultants) in regard to agreed transactions and debt recovery. Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and as may from time to time be requested by senior managers. For an informal chat please contact Tim Dodd, Head of Property on 07938 600293 To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.