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Assistant Director of Assets - Sutton, United Kingdom - Spencer Clarke Group

Spencer Clarke Group

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Sutton, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Spencer Clarke Group are working alongside a local authority based in
Sutton to appoint a talented
Assistant Director of Assets on a contract basis.

As an
Assistant Director of Assets, you role leads on developing, maintaining, and implementing the policy framework for the strategic management of the council's property assets.

This includes responsibility for ensuring that the propertyestate is aligned with the outcomes the council is seeking to achieve for its residents through the services it delivers itself and in partnership with the organisations it works with.

To take the lead role in providing and commissioning property advice andservices to the council and ensuring the health and safety of all who occupy, use or visit the council's properties.

The role sits within the Resources Directorate and reports to the Strategic Director for Resources

**About the role: - To promote Sutton as a place, building on the strategic use of the council's property assets to attract and build collaborative relationships with organisations that can contribute towards achieving the outcomes set out in its corporate plan - Ambitiousfor Sutton

To lead on developing, maintaining and implementing the corporate property asset management strategy
To develop and keep under review corporate policies governing property acquisitions, disposals and maintenance, ensuring that the corporate framework enables the council to make good and complaint decisions
To undertake property reviews as required to ensure the adequacy, safety and effective use of properties used for delivering the council's functions
To lead as required and provide detailed property advice and services on flagship projects like the London Cancer Hub and Delivery of the Masterplan for Sutton Town Centre.
To maintain detailed and accurate records of the property assets owned by the council and ensure compliance with all statutory requirements for maintaining asset registers and the transparency code for publishing the land and buildings

- owned by the council.

To lead in the procurement and construction of new buildings and implementing an effective maintenance regime for existing buildings, including the commissioning and delivery of any all supplies and service required contractors and suppliers
To coordinate and deliver effective and proactive facilities management services for all council buildings
Provides a Leadership approach that creates a culture of confidence, achievement, trust, support and constructive and collaborative ways of working, acting as a catalyst for others to generate innovative approaches through agile and flexible leadership

About you:

Educated to degree level and full membership of one of the leading built environment professional associations
RIBA, RICS or equivalent
Proven track record of managing property functions at large complex organisations
Extensive experience of developing and implementing policies and strategies
Proven experience of leading negotiations and translating into legal agreements for high value property transactions with the ability to influence outcomes through your personal attributes
Demonstrable evidence of high performance and positive achievement including evidence of highly effective leadership and communication with an ability to build collective capability and capacity, working collaboratively with Partners and key stakeholdersincluding Councillors and commercial partners
Detailed and extensive experience of the property industry and how it engages with and services the requirements of local authorities
Knowledge of current context and challenges within Local government with the ability to translate these into practical action for managing the council's property estate
Has a passion and aptitude for generating high levels of ambition, enthusiasm and performance with teams and individualswith a strong orientation towards supporting, inspiring and developing others to construct innovative solutions and ideas
Ability to engage constructively with lead Councillors and positively influence decisions through effective communication and good judgement
Ability to work collaboratively with Directors and CEO building trust, credibility and confidence
Has a strong achievement and outcome orientation displaying resilience and resourcefulness to achieve challenging outcomes
Ability to understand strategic issues across the Council and develop effective solutions that will impact on the organisations performance and culture

What's on offer:

Contract role
Monday to Friday
Hybrid working model

- £350 to £400 per day (Negotiable DOE)

If you've got what it takes and would love to find out more information or apply, either:

Contact Chris Wilkinson on

About Spencer Clarke Group

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