The asset team at Guildford Borough Council has a position available for a motivated and proactive individual to join our close knit, passionate and hardworking team managing the Council’s commercial property portfolios.
The team is responsible for all aspects of property and asset management including the agreement of new lettings, rent reviews, lease renewals and the management of lease expiries, dilapidations and service charge accounts across a range of commercial properties such as offices, shops, industrial and leisure assets. We also have exciting redevelopment projects in the pipeline so no two days are the same.
What you’ll do on a typical day:
The post holder will build and maintain relationships with the team, other Council services, Councillors, tenants, and contractors/suppliers. Most importantly you will assist the Asset & Property Managers by recording property data, keeping databases and service plans up to date, raising purchase orders and requisitions, plotting all tenancy changes onto QGIS, publishing delegated decisions, managing the asset management email account and distributing to the team accordingly, taking meeting minutes and supporting the team in their day-to-day tasks.
There is an opportunity for the successful recruit to assist with the annual asset valuations, insurance valuations, business rates exemptions and service charge data and the implementation of a revised vacant property inspection process. This will involve site visits to various properties as and when they become vacant, and the implementation of a process to set out how they are then managed by the Assets team.
Skills and experience needed:
- Experience and detailed knowledge of commercial property management, GIS systems or relevant commercial property qualifications advantageous but not essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
- High standard of work, accurate record keeping, data entry and attention to detail
- Good IT skills with the ability to adapt to new systems and processes
- Excellent Customer Service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- A team player and able to work independently using your initiative
- Willingness and flexibility to participate in a range of projects and day to day activities
- Excellent time management and the ability to work to deadlines
- Experience of working within a local authority is desirable
What’s in it for you?
In return, we offer an opportunity to undertake interesting, varied and high-profile work, job satisfaction, training, and work life balance. In addition, you will be rewarded with an attractive package of staff benefits which includes local government pension scheme membership, flexible work arrangements, generous annual leave, tax savings on childcare costs and training and development.
This is a superb job in terms of its job satisfaction and family friendly working. Located in our attractive offices by the River Wey in Guildford town centre – a short walk from the station, you can take advantage of everything that Guildford has to offer. Although home working is also available.
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