The Head of Strategic Assets is a key role within Valuations and Strategic assets team responsible for processes, policy and systems as well as leading on complex landlord and tenant contractual cases.
As such the role requires an individual who can demonstrate significant Landlord and Tenant and property contract expertise and must be a chartered survey and current MRICS.
The purpose of the valuation and strategic assets department is to advise the Council specifically on opportunities to exploit the underlying value of property assets either through a third party letting, disposal or acquisition, leading to a direct capital, revenue, or social-value benefit.
Accountable for the development and delivery of property and asset programmes of work, ensuring that the Council is making the best use of its asset base in the delivery of its outcomes, this role is to ensure the provision of high-quality advice to the Council, Cabinet Executive and Senior Management Team on matters pertaining to property and assets of the authority.
As deputy to the AD VASA, the purpose is to lead and deliver a value adding, customer focused valuation and strategic asset’s function that collaborates with service colleagues and other professional functions to meet the needs of the authority and the changing service environment, delivering on corporate objectives and responsibilities while complying with statutory and policy requirements for the management of property.
Supporting the Head of Service and staff in delivering the changes and improvements needed to meet its challenges in the short, medium, and long term,
Including internal and external communications.
This Head of Asset Management role will lead on maximising benefit from technological changes, focus on becoming a data led, value adding professional advisory and support function in delivering transformation to the Council in relation to the management and operation of the Council’s property and the asset base.