Property Asset Principal (Grade11) Contract

Property Asset Principal
Preston
Full-time contract
2-Month contract
£23/Hour

This role will be a mix of home working, Office based (County Hall Preston) and site visits to schools in Lancashire, doesn’t have to be based in Lancashire but expectation that they will be required to regularly attend the office and sites in Lancashire.

Responsibilities:

• Development of the schools capital programmes to enable the council to meet its statutory duty to provide sufficient school places as an education authority with a specific emphasis on the SEND and Basic Need programmes
• To deliver against the objectives set out in the services Property Asset Management Strategy, working both with internal teams and external stakeholders to achieve this.
• Monitoring and reporting of capital programmes to ensure delivery against agreed timescales and criteria
• Provide a good understanding and guidance for capital works to education and public buildings, especially the maintenance, refurbishment and life cycle management of buildings and the use of appropriate construction methods and techniques (traditional, modern and sustainable)
• Development and monitoring of the corporate property and school’s capital programmes, identifying priorities, providing guidance and support to the wider capital programme team.
• Provide a good understanding of the operation of schools and school buildings and the application of Department for Education Good Estate Management, Design Guides and Building Bulletins.
• Preparation of specific client requirements and briefing documents for building projects on a wide range of public buildings, education and residential care settings.
• Monitoring of key performance and financial data relating to capital projects and programmes.
• Laison with stakeholders, internal and external throughout the project lifecycle, including the provision of management reports and briefings to decision makers.

Qualifications:

• Professional and/or academic level qualification or equivalent in a relevant technical, scientific, specialised or operational field (building surveyor, quantity surveyor, architect, buildings engineer, facilities manager, project manager etc.)

For more information please call Tom on 0161 667 0020 or email