Estate Manager
Homes England
About the job
Job summary
Working in a team with James Ramsey our Senior Estate Manager (North region), and other team members, the Estate Manager will play a critical role in leading on the estate management of assigned assets in Homes England’s extensive and diverse land portfolio. The Estate Manager is a technical role and provides expert advice on estate management, implements best practice, identifies risk and manage compliance with legal, and health & safety requirements, ensuring Homes England meets its statutory and legal obligations.Job description
You will be joining our highly skilled and experienced team which forms part of the larger national Estates Management Team of 24 people, who are committed to making positive change in how the Agency’s assets are managed and ensure a safe and compliant estate.
James is dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving issues informally wherever possible, and taking a positive and creative approach to estate management issues. He believes in working in a collaborative/flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team.
This is a rare chance to shape the future of estate management in a fast growing, national organisation. Working with key stakeholders and a professional estate management team you will ensure efficient, consistent, and effective resolution of management issues and have the opportunity to help create an agile and proactive estate management function.
You will be involved at all stages of the development process from acquisition through to disposal. This will include contribution at pre acquisition stage, peer assessment and contribution at approval stages.
The role will support the delivery of key strategic projects around the Agency’s asset portfolio. There are some exciting projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the estate management offering.
Person specification
Whilst our day job is to deliver a high quality and consistent service to our stakeholders on estate management, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve performance and innovate.
Educated to a relevant surveying degree level and, ideally, with a recognised professional qualification (e.g. RICS), you will be experienced in commercial and/or rural estate management and will be comfortable supporting the Acquisition, Delivery and Disposal Teams in resolving complex estate management issues. The aim is to deliver a professional estate service to the Homes England vacant and tenanted land and property portfolio which includes high risk sites, brownfield, industrial, commercial, agricultural land, and other green estates.
You will be able to demonstrate a good understanding, supported by evidence of continued professional development of Health and Safety legislation relating to Estate Management and a qualification from a professional body such as NEBOSH or IOSH would be advantageous for this position.
Proficient in delivering professional estate management service across a diverse range of sites located within a wide geographical area, you will possess the excellent communication skills required to confidently lead on estate management requirements, working alongside internal teams and external stakeholders from site acquisition through to disposal and you’ll understand how to manage a busy workload whilst demonstrating you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative and inclusive way.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an estate management team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
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Selection process details
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How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
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Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.