Active Asset Management Advisor (7986)

Team: Housing Property

Salary: £46,560 - £49,674 per annum, pro rata

Location: Watling House, Dunstable

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

More about the role:

Central Bedfordshire Council's Housing Property team require a Strategic Asset Manager to advise on the management of the Council’s Housing Asset (value: circa £1 billion, 5,500 homes, land, other buildings) to include demand-led strategies for investment (circa £10M per annum) ensuring optimal and sustainable use of the asset, as well as return from the investment and the potential for alternative use (e.g. re-development, asset disposal, etc.).

As part of a new delivery model, you will analyse the performance of the councils housing stock to strengthen the council’s asset management strategy. The post holder will ensure the housing stock provides an excellent social and economic return on investment through (primarily) a programme of property disposal and capital investment. In this way, the post-holder will ensure that less money is spent per property over time, whilst the housing asset shall remain fit for purpose and in good condition making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work for all.

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work.

Closing Date: 10th February 2019

Interview Date: 19th February 2019

To apply for this role, or for more information, please click the apply button. 

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: James Yeomans, Head of Housing Property at james.yeomans@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or on 0300 300 5957

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.

Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx