The Role
This is a great opportunity at Lancaster City Council, to join and lead a newly integrated Property Team responsible for the Council's corporate property portfolio and its housing stock.
Working closely with the Council’s wider Property Group and Council Housing Neighbourhoods Team and Repairs and Maintenance Service, we are looking for an experienced Asset and Compliance Manager to help drive forward the Council’s approach to asset and estate management, compliance, and building safety.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the Council’s strategic approach as well as day-to-day coordination and management of the teams involved and works relating to our obligations in these areas. You will provide an effective risk management and proactive approach, ensuring quality services are delivered within budget and supporting the development of effective business systems to enhance our compliance and asset data, reporting, and service delivery.
You will play a key role in supporting a transformation programme to enhance our compliance and asset services, encouraging and promoting a positive culture across the Council.
This role is permanent. The hours of work for this post are 37 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, and you will be based at Lancaster Town Hall.
The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. Subject to the needs of this business, this may allow employees to work between the hours of 6:00am-10:30pm.
About You
You enjoy communicating, interacting with, and assisting customers. You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together, and Ambition.
Our Benefits
Lancaster is a great place to work; as well as being part of something special, you will also benefit from:
Generous annual leave allowance
Local Government Pension Scheme
A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities, and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.
At Lancaster City Council, we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
Interview date: TBC
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