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You will make a difference by reviewing Council owned assets and assist in the recommendation of future development work, investigating opportunities to promote the use of land in line with Council objectives. You will be managing a range of development projects, providing advice on promotion opportunities, new acquisitions and disposals to support the development programme, whilst having an emphasis on a commercial return and achieving best value on all property transactions.
The Council plan is to utilise its land and property to generate an increased commercial return and £50m investment funding was approved in 2020 and in 2021 to support this and deliver place shaping aspirations within the District.
We welcome applications for Part Time or Full Time hours for this post - please specify your preference on your application.
What will you be doing?
- On a daily basis you will manage a range of development projects and provide advice on promotion opportunities, new acquisitions and disposals to support the development programme and investigating alternative uses for Council owned land and property to maximise commercial value of its assets.
- It will your responsibility to oversee projects and work programmes, set targets, monitor performance and review potential changes to systems and use your technical expertise to progress the schemes to ensure delivery is achieved.
- You will assist the process of appointing of consultants, working with the procurement team to progress and implement property development proposals, negotiating commercial terms relating to new disposals, acquisitions and other development related agreements.
- Managing and influencing stakeholders including community groups in the progression of projects, you will advise on local government regulations, codes of practice and emerging developments.
- You will be responsible for reporting and managing capital expenditure in delivering development projects in accordance with the programme budgets.
- Development, acquisitions and disposals will require appropriate due diligence to manage the risks and you will be responsible for deciding on what is appropriate to ensure the council is protected.
- It will be your responsibility to prepare and present reports, ensuring that they are completed on time and meet Council guidelines and give a clear summary of any issues and their implications.
What we need from you
- You will be professionally qualified and hold a Degree in Estate Management or the equivalent, or postgraduate qualification or relevant experience in a commercial organisation or Local Authority.
- It is essential that you have proven, relevant practical experience and knowledge of the various methods of marketing, disposal and acquisition of land and buildings.
- We require you to have experience of Planning procedures and progressing work activities within general professional guidelines or organisational policy and demonstrate in depth knowledge of service specific and professional issues.
- You will have effective IT skills and working knowledge of word processing, databases and spreadsheet packages and in house systems.
- It is essential that you have the relevant skills to persuade others and influence outcomes critical to the organisation and have good communication and organisational skills and be able to negotiate effectively and meet commercial and contractual deadlines and deliver on projects.
- You will have excellent written communication skills including report writing and the ability to explain technical information to audiences.
- We require you to have financial experience or training sufficient to manage budgets effectively.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- We have invested in the technology and support to enable staff to work seamlessly from home so we can ensure we are keeping staff safe during Covid-19. For those staff who may need to work in the office we have also ensured that our offices and hubs are COVID-19 secure; and have measures in place such as one-way systems, socially distanced workstations and hand sanitizer stations throughout our premises.
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
For more information please contact Louise Seaman by email: [email protected]
