Essex
Construction
Interim
09-03-2026
20-03-2026
SA-786-1055
£334.82 per day Ltd/Umbrella £450.00 per day
Job Purpose
An exciting interim role has arisen within the Property & Asset Management Team to support the Transforming Neighbourhoods Programme. This interim position will play a key role in supporting the Transforming Neighbourhoods Programme. The postholder will provide expert property and estate management advice across community and neighbourhood assets.
They will lead the review, verification, and assessment of council-owned and community assets, delivering evidence-based intelligence and option appraisals to inform strategic decisions on asset consolidation, hub development, re-provision, retention, or alternative use.
Working closely with colleagues in Neighbourhoods, Communities, and other internal stakeholders, this role will ensure all asset decisions are supported by strong property analysis, clear value-for-money assessments, and a focus on long-term estate sustainability.
2/3 days remote, 2/3 days in the office.
Your new role
Asset Review, Verification and Assessment
- Lead on the review and verification of community and neighbourhood assets within designated areas, including buildings, land and community facilities.
- Assess asset ownership, tenure, occupation, legal status, condition, suitability and current use.
- Review and validate existing asset data, including condition surveys, building information and freehold / leasehold records, ensuring accuracy and consistency across council systems.
- Undertake site inspections and low-level condition and suitability assessments to inform strategic decision-making.
- Analyse occupancy, service usage and operational cost information to identify under-utilisation, duplication or inefficiencies within the community estate.
- Identify assets with potential for consolidation into community hubs, co-location or alternative service delivery models.
Strategic Analysis and Option Appraisal
- Prepare clear, evidence-based option appraisals for individual assets and groups of assets, setting out risks, costs, dependencies and strategic implications.
- Provide professional property advice to support decisions on retention, consolidation, re-provision, community use or disposal of assets.
- Contribute to wider estate strategies, including asset rationalisation, community asset transfer considerations and alignment with the Asset Disposal Programme.
Cross-Team Working and Engagement
- Work collaboratively with Neighbourhoods, Communities, Finance, Legal and FM colleagues to ensure property considerations are fully integrated into service-led proposals.
- Engage with frontline staff, service teams and community representatives to understand how assets are currently used, ensuring engagement is information-gathering only and does not commit the Council to specific outcomes.
- Support programme and project governance arrangements by providing timely, professional property input. Reporting and Governance
- Produce reports, dashboards and briefings for senior officers and, where required, elected Members.
- Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with Council policies, statutory requirements and best practice in public sector estate management.
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or call us on 020 7096 2981 for further details.
