* East Suffolk Council
* Location: Riverside, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ and/or Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT
* Salary: £44,075 - £53,460 per annum, Band 8/9
* Hours: 37 hours per week
* Contract: Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
Your role
To provide strategic leadership and day to day management of a selection of the General Fund Property and Investment portfolio.
To be responsible for valuations, Landlord and Tenant work, lettings, purchases, disposals, inspections, service charge budgeting, general property management and rent/debt monitoring.
What you will need
The candidate will have extensive recent experience in the professional property workplace and experience of operating in a local authority environment either at County, District or Unitary level is desirable. The post holder will hold a relevant RICS qualification and will have relevant post qualification experience, 5 years is desirable, but less will be considered. You will also have experience of lease and tenancy negotiations, letting, valuations and general property management.
The candidate will have experience of dealing with senior personnel and, if possible, Council Members.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here are some of the main benefits:
* Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
* Local government pension scheme
* Flexible working arrangements
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
* Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Duncan Colman by emailing duncan.colman@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Closing date: 11.30 pm, 7 May 2026.
Interview date: Week commencing 18 May 2026.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (Word).
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career site.
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