Assets Portfolio Officer - Property and Asset Management Team

Are you highly organised, detail-focused and interested in helping manage a diverse property portfolio that supports local communities and council services?

We're looking for an Assets Portfolio Officer to join our Property and Asset Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the administration, management and development of the Council's land and property assets, while supporting financial management, property records, data systems and estate management activities.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.

About The Role:
As an Assets Portfolio Officer, you'll provide essential support to the Asset Management Team by maintaining property records, managing asset data, supporting estate management activities and ensuring financial processes are completed accurately and efficiently.

You'll also help drive improvements in asset management systems and support transparency and information requests.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing property and asset records and maintaining asset databases.
• Processing financial transactions, including invoicing, rent reviews, debt management and budget monitoring.
• Supporting lease and tenancy management, ensuring key review and renewal dates are monitored.
• Managing Acre Business Park and supporting the occupancy and administration of Council-owned assets.
• Preparing reports, performance information and management data.
• Responding to Freedom of Information requests, complaints and property enquiries.
• Using mapping and property management systems to maintain accurate land and property information.
• Supporting projects that improve asset management processes and digital systems.

About You:
You will have a relevant qualification and demonstrable experience in property asset management or a similar discipline. You will bring a sound understanding of property records and asset management procedures, alongside experience of supporting budgets, managing resources and providing project support.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using spreadsheets, word-processing software and data management systems.
• The ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload in a busy environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports and present information effectively.
• A flexible, proactive approach, with the confidence to identify improvements and adapt to change.
• A commitment to customer service, data protection, professional integrity and collaborative working.

Knowledge of property mapping systems and experience of supporting tendering, procurement or property-related financial processes would be valuable in this role.

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.

Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities
• Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

For more information on this position please contact Tina Saunders, Senior Assets Portfolio Officerat Tina.Saunders@reading.gov.uk or Dee Maddox-Hinton, Head of Strategic Assets at Dee.Maddox-Hinton@reading.gov.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 1st November 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview Setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU