Estate & Asset Manager (3-Month Contract)

Positive Employment; Chester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Positive Employment is supporting a large local government organisation in recruiting an experienced Property Manager for an initial three-month contract.

You will oversee service charge management, rent collection against KPIs, review tenant applications, lettings, and asset performance across a varied estate.

The role includes insurance data handling, EPC data strategy, and mentoring junior Estates staff, with opportunities to extend for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Service charge management – preparation and maintenance of apportionment schedules and accuracy checks
• Ensure rent collection is in line with KPIs and hold regular debt meetings
• Review and manage tenant applications and prepare ODNs within required timescales and instruct solicitors as necessary
• Be responsible for and manage a portfolio of land and property holdings and implement general tenant management functions including lettings; assignments; sub-lettings; changes of use; alteration of property; schedules of condition / dilapidations; surrenders; monitoring and reporting of property defects
• Responsible for provision of accurate insurance data to the Council Insurance team
• Responsible for EPC data management and strategy across the estate
• Monitor and mentor the work of more junior grade Estates Surveyors and Estates Assistant staff as appropriate
• Review and challenge asset performance and contribute to the identification of opportunities to improve asset performance, including planned maintenance and investment requirements, and undertake property option appraisals to inform timely and effective decision making
• Responsible for ensuring that all insurance premiums are recharged to tenants
• To issue instructions to Legal, Finance, and Income services (and others, e.g. consultants) in regard to agreed transactions and debt recovery
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and as may from time to time be requested by senior managers

Job description

Positive Employment is supporting a large local government organisation in recruiting an experienced Property Manager for an initial three-month contract.

You will oversee service charge management, rent collection against KPIs, review tenant applications, lettings, and asset performance across a varied estate.

The role includes insurance data handling, EPC data strategy, and mentoring junior Estates staff, with opportunities to extend for the right candidate.