4Recruitment Services
Estates Contracts Manager
Job Description
Ref: OR22134
Location: Thurrock (RM17)
Hybrid: 2 days per week in off, rest from home
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (37hrs per week)
Pay: £70.00ph paid weekly via umbrella – inside IR35
Duration: Ongoing Contract
Job Purpose
To provide day-to-day operational leadership of the Council’s non-housing property portfolio, ensuring effective estate management, income protection and risk management. The role manages two professional surveyors and oversees all routine and reactive property management activity.
Key Service Accountabilities
- Manage the day-to-day operation of the Councils non-housing property portfolio, ensuring assets are managed efficiently, compliantly and in line with Council policies.
- Line manage estates Surveyors, including workload allocation, performance management, appraisals, professional supervision and quality assurance of outputs.
- Oversee landlord and tenant matters including rent reviews, lease renewals, re-gears, terminations, licences, assignments and enforcement actions.
- Ensure effective instruction and management of external professional advisors (agents, valuers, solicitors), controlling costs and quality of advice.
- Act as the primary operational point of contact for tenants, internal services and external stakeholders on estate management issues.
- Manage and prioritise competing workstreams, responding to urgent or high-risk property matters as they arise.
- Identify and manage operational risks associated with property management, escalating issues of significant financial, legal or reputational impact as appropriate.
- Support income protection and financial performance through timely lease management and resolution of disputes.
- Deputise for senior property management where required on operational matters.
- Direct line management responsibility for two Estates Surveyors
- May oversee temporary, agency or project-based resources as required.