Strategic Asset Manager

Strategic Asset Manager needed!

Salary: 314.79 day rate

Location: Mandela House & Work From Home, CB2

Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Till October 2026

The role -

The Strategic Asset Lead is a new strategic role, reporting to the Director for Economy and Place and working closely with the wider Economy & Place management team, in particular the Chief Property Surveyor. The postholder will work with stakeholders across the council to take an overview of all City Council assets (Administrative, Operational, Commercial, and key elements of Housing), to advise on which to retain, refurb, repurpose and which should be considered for disposal, as well as the Council's strategic approach to compliance.

In this role you will:
1. Bring corporate coherence to our understanding of what assets the Council needs to deliver its core objectives, for what purposes, bearing in mind our operational, commercial, social & environmental objectives.
Update and expand the Council's Asset Management Plan v.1 (AMP) to ensure all relevant Council assets and properties are efficiently and effectively managed, meet requirements for function, size, regulatory standards and safety, environmental performance, cost, financial return and location now and in the future.

Work closely with the CFO and Finance Team to development future investment pipeline so that capital expenditure is efficiently prioritized to ensure maximum value for money and focused on delivering the Council's wider corporate objectives, including (non-exhaustively) NetZero, community wealth building and placemaking.

2. Liaise with key persons within the Group and across the council, including the Chief Property Surveyor and Assistant Director of Development, to determine future strategies regarding the commercial property and Council assets, including relevant HRA assets, including working across the council to develop business cases and/or securing investment and funding.

3. Take responsibility for the programming, content and management of the council's internal Net Zero Board which brings together key relevant people from across the whole organization to take strategic decisions around how the council's property asset base will meet its target of becoming net zero by 2030.

4. Leverage the Council's holdings to achieve placemaking goals. This will involve partnerships within our own group, and with other council teams, especially Greater Cambridge Shared Planning.

5. Work in partnership with key organizations, in both the public and private sectors. This includes working with the Head of Economy, Energy & Climate as well as the Greater Cambridge Partnership, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning, the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Business Improvement District to achieve wider placemaking goals.

Essential Skills:
Degree/Diploma (or Post Graduate Diploma) recognised by RICS and current MRICS qualification or comparable
Strategy and programme management
Business case development and understanding of finance
Experience managing major property portfolios and commercial assets
Expertise in property management/valuation databases/software
Experience in flexible accommodations (thinking ahead to how best we can use our assets to benefit both the council and the people who use them)
Good understanding of wider sustainability, economic, placemaking and community agendas in growth locations.
Strong line management skills

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