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Estates Manager for the London Fire Brigade!
Your new role
To manage the delivery of London Fire Brigade (LFB) estate professional services supplier ensuring all activities are aligned with the Community Risk Management Plan commitments and ensuring cost effective management of the LFB’s property portfolio.
To ensure the LFB’s property requirements are defined and delivered in close collaboration with departments across the organisation to ensure effective outcomes and customer experience for the Brigade and its stakeholders.
General management of the professional estate management service, including the discharge of LFB’s duties under landlord and tenant legislation.
To act as contract administrator, supporting the commissioning and management of external consultants for required services including reprovisioning of the current framework contracts for the appointment of external estate management consultants where necessary
Undertake budget management and regular reporting in relation to treasury services within Estates Management Contracts e.g,., commercial income, rents and business rates payable, in line with LFB budget monitoring requirements.
Use LFB financial systems to interrogate, prepare and update estates financial profiling to support effective financial planning, budget bids and reporting requirements. Be responsible for monitoring the allocated budgets, and prepare and update their financial profiles at quarterly intervals.
To assist managers as and when required, to deputise for them where necessary at both internal and external meetings on Estate Management matters.
To assist the LFB estates surveyors as and when required in the management and delivery of Estates projects.
What you’ll need to succeed
Experience of Estate Management for a variety of properties including the formulation of strategic property and asset management plans and their implementation and identifying and recommending income generation potential for property holdings.
Must be able to undertake contract management.
Practical experience in managing external consultants and stakeholders across a range of property matters.
Experience of budget preparation and financial cost control methods and numerical and analytical skills in order to keep accurate financial records and to produce financial estimates and profiles.
Experience of using a range of information technology applications an awareness of the ways in which IT applications can be utilised in the context of the work and a willingness to embrace emerging ICT technology to embed data led decision making.
Experience of writing reports, procedures, instructions and user-friendly guidance notes.
Experience of leading, motivating and managing the performance of support staff and ensuring they are trained and developed accordingly.
What you’ll get in return
Flexible and hybrid working options available.
A great competitive salary.
A chance to work on a unique, challenging portfolio.
And lots more!
What you need to do now
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