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Property Development Salary (£): £, - £, Property Asset Manager
At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top % of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our people love working here.
Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.
If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
This role is responsible for delivering a broad range of activities across the property asset strategy, financial planning and day‑to‑day compliance. With a diverse portfolio across the wider Midlands region—including vacant farmland, brownfield sites, and assets identified for redevelopment or disposal—you will gain exposure to a variety of property types and commercial scenarios.
You will strengthen your asset management capabilities while developing a deeper understanding of property development and disposal strategies. To succeed, you must be highly organised, confident in stakeholder engagement, and comfortable communicating and advising within commercial environments.
What you’ll be doing
1. Asset Management:
Manage vacant and occupied land assets, liaise with tenants, and oversee external service providers. Maintain and update leases and licences, ensure regular Health & Safety audits, and drive continuous improvement across asset management processes.
2. Compliance & Supplier Coordination:
Instruct and coordinate third‑party suppliers to ensure compliance standards are met across the portfolio. Monitor performance, uphold service protocols and ensure delivery meets required standards.
3. Development Support:
Provide general support to Project Leads on planning, development, land acquisitions and disposals. Collaborate with your Line Manager and in‑house Commercial and Legal teams to develop robust standard documentation and terms for development projects.
4. Contract & Site Management:
Land management, maintenance and security contracts, including financial, planning and cost control.
5. Income Management:
Work with external agents to manage rent reviews, wayleaves, telecoms agreements and tenant relationships to optimise income generation.
6. Strategic Asset Planning:
Support delivery of the asset management strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and future planning requirements.
7. Neighbour & Boundary Issues:
Manage matters relating to encroachment, adverse possession and trespass.
8. Health & Safety:
Support IOSH and asbestos surveys, conduct site hazard checks, manage access requirements and liaise with external consultants.
9. Budgeting & Financial Tracking:
Monitor budgets, costs, and capital expenditure using SAP and Excel. Work closely with Finance and Project Leads to produce accurate forecasts and support business planning.
10. Benchmarking & Continuous Improvement:
Undertake best‑practice benchmarking using internal and external sources to drive cost efficiencies and operational improvements. Act as an internal point of contact for asset knowledge, risk assessments and procurement strategy.
11. Data & Records Management:
Maintain and continuously update site management databases. Analyse financial and commercial data, providing insights, summaries and recommendations to stakeholders.
Experience
12. A self‑motivated and commercially minded individual with experience in property or asset management—ideally gained within private practice or a client‑side organisation.
13. Proven experience in commercial or residential property management.
14. Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
15. Understanding of property management, procurement processes and budget forecasting (desirable).
HOW WE WORK
You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us hours a week.
You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
16. Strong situational judgement
17. Excellent organisational and time‑management skills
18. Problem‑solving ability
19. High level of initiative and autonomy
20. Commercial and financial acumen
21. Project management capability
22. Data analysis and record‑keeping competency
23. Numerate and comfortable handling financial information
24. Proficient in MS Office (intermediate level)
Qualifications
25. Part‑qualified APC Surveyor / working towards full RICS accreditation (desirable, but not essential with sufficient experience)
26. Full UK Driving Licence (essential)
Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.
HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too.
We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.
Here’s some of our favourites:
27. Car allowance
28. days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to days per year)
29. Annual bonus scheme (of up to £, per annum based on company performance)
30. Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to % when you contribute
31. Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
32. Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
33. Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
34. Family friendly policies
35. Two volunteer days per year
LET’S GO
We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.