Posted: 12 June
The role
Commercial Property Management Officer - Harlow DC
Harlow District Council
Temporary, Full Time
£20.51 PAYE/ £26.30 umbrella per hour
Location: Harlow
Closing Date: 17th June 2026
Essex County Council are pleased to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a Commercial Property Management Officer on a 4–6-month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site for 3 days per week.
Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.
The role:
The purpose of this role is to contribute to the management of the Council’s extensive and diverse non‑housing property portfolio to support the growth and regeneration of the town and maximise income to the council by providing administrative and property management support across the Council’s non‑housing commercial property portfolio, helping maintain records, responding to tenant enquiries, coordinating contractors and supporting financial and operational processes.
To assist with the preparation of service budgets and to manage budgets within the post holder’s area of responsibility, assisting in delivering an efficient and effective budget monitoring service as part of the overall property management functionAssist in maintaining property information by updating records, tenancy details and operational dataSupport regular review of property issues, logging tenant enquiries and preparing updates for the Senior Commercial Property ManagerAct as first point of contact for day‑to‑day tenant enquiriesLog and track maintenance and facilities management issuesProvide routine property information to internal teams when requiredWork alongside and liaise with external consultants on rent review and lease renewal work, providing information to them as requestedUpdate property systems following lease events and manage information flow between teamsProcess tenant requests for landlord consents, including logging, gathering information and issuing standard correspondenceMeet tenants at properties to hand over/collect keys at the start/end of tenancies and complete utilities meter readings and compliance documentation as requiredAssist in preparing and issuing rent, service charge and ad hoc invoicesCollate expenditure and documentation for service charge year‑end accountsMaintain databases and spreadsheets relating to budgets and rechargesSupport purchase order administration and contractor invoice verificationForward insurance claim information to insurers and maintain simple progress logs The experience you will bring:
It would be highly desirable if you had a degree related to surveying or property managementYou will need to have good numeracy skills and be competent in the use of Microsoft ExcelCommercial Project management experience is desirableAble to produce clear concise reports - articulate and precise presentation of informationAble to analyse informationMust be able to work well under pressureOrganised and a flexible approach to workWillingness to be proactivePractical and tactful approach to problem solvingAbility to work on own initiative
