Description Salary £49,764 - £53,888 per annum | Permanent | Full Time, 37 hours per week | Preston | International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship We are currently recruiting Asset Management Service Job Title: Property Asset Principal (Strategy) Here at Lancashire County Council, we are helping to make Lancashire the best place to live, work, visit and prosper. Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England with a land and property portfolio of over 1,000 sites and around 630 schools across the county. Lancashire County Council exists to serve everyone who lives or works in Lancashire. We are committed to developing and celebrating our diverse communities, heritage and landscape to create a strong sense of place we can all be proud of. At the heart of our strategy for delivery are our four priorities: delivering better services, protecting our environment, supporting economic growth, and caring for the vulnerable. The Property Service provides strategic management of the council's property assets and schools to ensure that they meet the aims of the Council Plan and support service delivery across the county. Role & Responsibilities: We are looking to recruit an experienced property asset manager with an excellent understanding of managing a property portfolio to enable public sector service delivery, to work within the Property Review Team in Property Service at Lancashire County Council. As Property Asset Principal you will be an outstanding individual who will play a key role in ensuring that Lancashire County Council's land and buildings continue to meet requirements for service delivery during ongoing and significant organisational change and financial challenge. The successful candidate will become involved in a range of premises related issues including estates, financial, premises management, design, project and programme management, legal and data management. We are looking for a professional who has experience of working in a political environment with a good understanding of the operational requirements of public services. Adaptable and resilient, the successful candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills combined with strong organisational skills. Highly developed critical thinking skills are required, alongside innovative problem-solving skills and experience of successfully managing complex issues and requirements. With a proven history of effective partnership working, you will have the ability, expertise and confidence to both work collaboratively with, and support and challenge internal and external stakeholders and partners, including a wide range of professionals and senior managers. As well as your strong knowledge and understanding of strategic premises issues and proven project and change management skills, you will be a passionate, driven individual with a record of achieving results against targets. Application Supporting Statement: Please note that when completing your supporting statement, it's important that you have specifically demonstrated and evidenced that you meet each essential criteria from the person specification in line with the role responsibilities as detailed above. If you do not meet the criteria, but feel you possess relevant qualities, please demonstrate within your supporting statement. Why join us: Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you will love with our hybrid working model. We offer up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, two additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased. We have benefit packages which has everything from discounted white goods to a hybrid car lease scheme, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, free eye tests plus much more. Best of all we have a generous public sector pension (16.3% employer contributions) with shared AVC's that provides Income Tax relief and National Insurance (NICs) savings using a salary sacrifice arrangement and providing a flexible pension saving opportunities. We also have a range of personal/professional qualifications which will be available to you and career progression available for the right person. Development: You will receive support and development along the journey – there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal/professional qualifications, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, but most of all the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted. Inclusivity: LCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work. Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat: Email: Elaine.Heaton@lancashire.gov.uk Telephone: 01772 531662 Closing Date: 08/06/2025 Interviews: To be scheduled If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description and Person Specification