The Role
Post: Estates Manager
Salary: £43,736 per annum
Grade: FRS E
Salary range: £43,736 - £52,242 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Friday 06 October 2023 at 16:00 GMT
Are you a highly motivated and organised individual looking for a role where your skills and leadership will be valued?
A very exciting opportunity has arisen in the London Fire Brigade (LFB) Property Department for a client-side estates manager to assist in the administration and management of the LFB property portfolio comprising of fire stations, offices, warehouses and subsidized residential accommodation.
The 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 experiencefor the Brigade and its stakeholders.
General management of the professional estate management service, including the discharge of LFB’s dutiesunder landlord and tenant legislation.
To act as contract administrator, supporting the commissioning and management of external consultants for required services including reprovisioning of the currentframework 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 supporteffective financial planning, budget bids and reporting requirements. Beresponsible for monitoring the allocated budgets, and prepare and update theirfinancial 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 will 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 rangeof 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 aretrained and developed accordingly.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application.
Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place on the 19th October 2023. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.
Additional Information
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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