Job description
Role: Strategic Asset Manager
Salary: Grade M £56,475 - £61,133 per year
Location: The Council House
Hours: 37 per week
Closing Date: 15/02/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Derby was recently voted one of the best destinations to visit in 2026 by Time Out magazine and #TeamDerby was mentioned in the House of commons on budget day, given the exciting nuclear work ongoing with Rolls Royce one of the Councils key strategic partners in the city. There’s a lot happening in Derby right now and our dynamic Estates team are driving exciting projects forward, like the Station Quater and the Market Place.
We’re growing our Estates team and have some great opportunities, including a Strategic Asset Manager role, which is key to our corporate property strategy. As well as ongoing and upcoming projects, we manage over 1400 assets and have a rent role in excess of £3 million per annum, so if you’re a strategic thinker with strong collaboration skills, you’d be ideal to help lead and develop our corporate property strategy.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to residents and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
• Modern office environment
• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working (min 2 days a week in office one set team office day and one of your choosing)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career progression
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous Employer contributions
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts after a certain period of employment
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme after a certain period of employment
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training after a certain period of employment
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Strategic Asset Manager, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
You will play a key role within our Estates Team and your expertise will help to develop our corporate property strategy, ensuring that we are operating at optimum asset performance. You will play a critical role in contributing to updating of the Council’s Asset Management Plan, alongside enabling timely decisions on acquisitions, disposal, transformation and rationalisation of the Council Assets.
You will develop reporting mechanisms on asset performance and work on preparing reports for Cabinet, Committees, Corporate Boards and senior Leadership. You’ll work with colleagues to ensure the maximisation of income generating opportunities through leases, licences and commercialisation of assets, ensuring that Derby City Council has fit for purpose Property Assets for our teams to be able to deliver their vital services for the people of Derby.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
• Leadership experience in asset management and planning or similar
• Good experience and knowledge of estate management ideally with local government
• The ability to review, develop and implement a corporate property strategy
• RICS Accredited Degree or Qualification in Estates Management
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is preferable but not essential.
• Proven experience in writing and delivering reports for Cabinet committees or equivalent
• Strategic thinking, team player and effective communication and collaboration skills
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 15th February 2026.