Job Title: Interim Senior Estates Manager
Location: Gloucestershire, Hybrid
Duration: 6-months ongoing
Salary/Rate: Inside IR35 - £525 per day
Our client, a local authority in Gloucestershire, is seeking an experienced Interim Senior Estates Manager to provide comprehensive property advice and manage the Council's land and property interests effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Provide expert property advice to the Council's Service Directorates and officers at all levels.
Assist in the development and implementation of property-related policies, strategies, and team plans.
Offer professional property advice on sales, purchases, leases, licences, easements, valuations, land acquisition, cost estimates, and boundary disputes.
Manage the Council's land and property interests proactively to maximize capital and revenue receipts.
Handle capital payments from land sales, annual rent increases on review, new rental income from lease grants, and other property agreements.
Acquire land and buildings to support legislative, Council, or Service Directorate objectives.
Coordinate and direct between other Council officers, communicate with tenants, resolve disputes, and respond to public and organizational queries regarding the Council's land holdings.
Ensure the effective management of the Council's property estate through problem-solving and decision-making.
Meet the requirements of the Council's Corporate Asset Management Plans.
Develop and implement relevant property-related policies, strategies, and team plans.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Significant post-qualification experience in Local Government.
Knowledge of relevant property-related statutes and professional standards, including Landlord and Tenant Acts, Law of Property Acts, Town and Country Planning Acts, and RICS and International valuation standards.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage relationships with tenants, the public, and other organizations.
Qualified and practicing member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with significant post-qualification experience.
Degree/Diploma or other appropriate comparable qualification in a property-related discipline/RICS accredited.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying, apply now with your CV and contact Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on (phone number removed) ASAP