Property Officer for Warwickshire Property and Development Group

About us

Warwickshire Property and Development Group (WPDG) is a company limited by shares wholly owned by Warwickshire County Council (WCC). WPDG has been established to deliver high quality sustainable developments and drive forward housing, economic development and regeneration across Warwickshire, to provide

WCC with a long-term income stream to reinvest in Council services.

The Group has responsibility to manage a diverse Council property portfolio of circa 600 assets comprising farms and smallholdings, country parks, schools, public buildings, industrial and commercial lets. The post holder will have a crucial role in supporting the delivery of the estate management functions to ensure best value for the Council.

About the role

Working collaboratively across the WPDG team and reporting to the Head of Assets, the post holder will support the Asset Management Team on various property matters but a key focus will include the statutory smallholdings estate extending to circa 5,000 acres. This estate comprises a mix of 45 equipped smallholdings, bare land holdings, retirement cottage, fishing agreements, allotments, woodland and conservation land. Providing a rental income over £1M, these properties are managed through 100 lettings comprising Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs), AHA tenancies, commercial leases, licences, residential lets, and internal agreements.

We are looking for a person who has some experience in rural matters to assist with that core activity but also is interested in supporting the wider portfolio.

This is a great opportunity to join a team of experienced surveyors working on a range of activities across the county.

In-house training and guidance will be provided as well as the opportunity to undertake qualification and training courses to move up to the next level with the full support of the organisation.

If you are excited to join WPDG and help shape the future of Warwickshire, then please read the full job description for further information about the role.

Additional Information

For further information about the role please contact Carol Drake-Lee via info@wpdg.co.uk

For full Job Description and Person Specification click link here.

Closing date: 27th November 2023

To apply for this vacancy please send a CV and covering letter to info@wpdg.co.uk

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require any information in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact info@wpdg.co.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities.