Estates Manager

Purpose of the Role

Give a brief overview of the job, its context in the HCA and the contribution it makes

• Provide an effective Estates Management service for HCA’s land and property portfolio.
• To support the effective use and management of public land assets to the maximum benefit of local communities.
• To develop, implement and manage risk based estate management systems across all of HCA’s land and property portfolio. To ensure all areas of estate management risk are identified, managed to ensure statutory compliance and audited & recorded with systems fully accessible when required for review.

Main Duties and Key Accountabilities of the jobholder

• To assist in the delivery of an effective and efficient Estate Management service across HCA’s land and property portfolio, ensuring the principles of value for money, best practice and health and safety and risk management are adhered to.
• To develop and as appropriate implement estate strategies that optimise income, minimise costs and mitigate risk and liability.
• To provide specialist support to local teams in meeting their delivery objectives including the preparation of reports and recommendations
• Implement all changes required by new legislation relevant to and having an effect on HCA’s property portfolio.
• Assisting in the preparation, control and management of the Estate Management budget and project holding costs.
• Contribute to the effective procurement of contractors in line with HCA’s procedures.
• Carry out landlord and tenant related activities as required in order to maximise rental income and compliance with lease terms.
• Undertake Health and Safety Audits and Risk Assessments across the portfolio and implement where necessary corrective measures ensuring compliance with Statutory Health and Safety and related legislation.
• Responsibility for managing site contracts principally relating to Site Security, Landscape Maintenance, Demolitions and general small works repairs contracts.
• Working with the Community Asset Advisor and the Senior Asset Manager, explore opportunities to transfer community related assets that contribute to meeting local housing and regeneration ambitions.
• To undertake other property and Estate Management duties that the Senior Asset Manager or Head of AMES may from time to time require. 

Working Relationships and Contacts

Developing and maintaining important operational relationships with Local team project managers over estate plans plus central assurance and monitoring teams to ensure compliance with statute, regulation and policy.

Role Requirements

Qualifications (academic and professional, knowledge, skills and experience required to do the job

Competencies (postholder should be able to demonstrate all competencies at the appropriate level, paying particular attention to the behavioural indicators below).

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification and/or appropriate professional qualifications/membership

Strategic Thinking

• Understands and links unrelated, complex and/or diverse issues and has a sound corporate overview (e.g. understands how own role and function aligns with other areas of the agency)

Innovative Thinking

• Contributes to and delivers on innovative approaches while managing identified risks

Analysis and Planning

• Project manages effectively using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure programmes/projects are delivered to time and standard
• Works to and applies a good understanding of commercial principles (e.g. understands how financial benefit is created for the Agency)
• Demonstrates commitment to an inclusive and flexible approach through team working

Networking and Influencing

• Enjoys a high internal and external profile; builds networks and relationships to broker effectively across partnerships

Communication

• Communicates a depth of knowledge and experience at local level that engenders trust and confidence
• Shows effective communication skills (e.g. active listening, written and verbal skills) and varies style and method appropriate to context

Focused on Results

• Works at pace to deliver local programmes and projects; models a sense of measured energy in delivering goals