Overview
Take overall responsibility for the management of the councils' assets, undertaking inter departmental projects and, where required, developing cross directorate and inter agency working to benefit the community. Explain and generate enthusiasm for Directorate and Corporate direction and encourage appropriate behaviours within the estates, valuation, and asset management planning service. Take overall responsibility for a programme of disposals in accordance with targets set within the Council's capital investment strategy and asset management plan. Act as the council's principal lead for property, devising and developing strategies to manage the council's estate, acquisitions and disposals. Ensure that the estates and valuation service, including lease and tenant management, disposals and acquisitions, valuations, rating work and other work and its support systems is responsive to the needs of internal and external stakeholders and to lead and direct the creation of the council's investment strategy and asset management plan. Be the principal contact for internal and external contacts in relation to all matters related to disposal acquisition, valuation, rating and management of the council's leased estate, providing professional direction to directorates, Members and liaise with tenants or their representatives. Lead the management of the estates and valuation services property ownership and management systems and to develop the systems to produce information on the performance of the asset, including directing the rolling programme of asset valuations. Lead property support to all Portfolio reviews, providing professional property advice and guidance in the use of the council's assets and to direct implementation programmes in pursuit of policy objectives, both internally and externally.
Initial longlist interviews are expected to take place on 4 March 2026 and interviews in person held on 9 March 2026.
Qualifications
We are currently recruiting for a Chartered Surveyor with at least 5 years suitable Local Authority experience to the role of Head of Valuation & Asset Management to lead and manage Medway Council's estates, valuation, and asset management services and ensure these are well coordinated.
* Must be a Chartered Surveyor with at least 5 years PQE in Local Government.
* Must already possess the right to work in the UK; Medway Council cannot provide a Certificate of Sponsorship.
* Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council puts good practices in place to support employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement
* Generous local government pension scheme package
* Access to wider training and development qualifications
* Flexible working scheme
* Travel plan discounts
* Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
* Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
* Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
* The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Environmental Commitment
We are committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day's paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.
About Medway Council
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula. Situated in Kent in the South‑East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London. We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more – everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively. Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
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