Property Development Officer with Local Authority in Lancashire
Salary – £30,825 to £34,834
Hours – 37 hours - Hybrid working
Term: – Fixed term – 3 years
The role:
* We are currently looking to appoint a highly driven Property Development Officer to take the lead on projects within the Property Services department.
* Focused on the council’s local plan to develop an asset plan bringing 8 Council owned land parcels to market. Options to include Disposal, in-house development and joint ventures.
* In addition formulate proposals to allocate £429k from local authority housing fund for properties dedicated to Afghan nationals and temporary accommodation.
Qualifications
Degree standard of education or relevant professional qualification and/or equivalent experience in a related industry.
Duties and responsibilities:
* Developing a Strategic Development Asset Plan for eight Council-owned land parcels identified in the local plan, including disposal, in-house development, and joint ventures.
* Formulating proposals to allocate £429k from the Local Authority Housing Fund for properties dedicated to Afghan nationals and temporary accommodation.
* Identifying residential purchase opportunities for supported family housing through S106 contributions.
* Processing PLR (Public Land Registry) requests related to Council-owned land that directly impact housing site availability.
* Advancing a Supported Accommodation model
* Collaborating with Homes England, One Public Estates as well as other Stakeholders to bring forward development sites and seek external investment opportunities.
* Engaging in discussions with traditional mill owners regarding potential housing schemes
* To assist the Senior Property Officer with all aspects of management of the Councils property portfolio, ensuring that the commercial assets are maintained, affordable, sustainable and comply with all statutory legislation;
* Assist in the development of the strategic asset review categorising assets by type, ward and performance and using GIS and database systems to record data;
* Undertake site visits when required ensuring to adhere to department protocol;
Instruct industry professionals to undertake surveys and valuations
* Work as an effective member of a small team in order to deliver results assisting will all department projects where required;
* To undertake other relevant duties as delegated by the line manager.
Person Specification
* A minimum of one years of experience within the property industry and an understanding of the commercial lettings procedure in regard to legislation and process.
* Experience negotiating commercial land and property disposals and of negotiating a lease renewal including the understanding of the procedural and practical actions you must undertake.
* Experience of the development and use of GIS systems, asset management registers and property databases.
* Experience of working in a customer focused role within a professional office environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the service to a high quality standard and demonstrate a can do attitude
* Experience of developing relationships with stakeholders and joint venture proposals.
Able to cultivate and manage connections with key stakeholders to achieve the role objectives.
* Ability to hit the ground running within a small team with a challenging caseload.
* Strong ability to work autonomously, demonstrating the capacity to make independent decisions, prioritise tasks effectively, and proactively manage workload, ensuring high-quality deliverables within specified timelines
* Experience of managing budgets and the knowledge of costs associated with providing temporary accommodation.
Benefits
• Flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• On-site free parking
• Up to 31 days' annual leave
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• Savings and loan scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Generous pension scheme
• Additional voluntary contribution to AVC
• Staff reward scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee forums (Your Voice, Health & Wellbeing)