Total 17 Construction / Property job vacancies in PO1 2UP

Salary range: Band 7 - £29,777 - £33,945 p.a.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

When fully qualified there may be an opportunity to move to a Surveyor role with a corresponding salary of £40,220 p.a. (band 10)

We have two positions for a Graduate Surveyor based in the Civic Offices, Portsmouth and Gosport Town Hall, with the requirement to attend the Portsmouth office on occasions.

Please state on your covering letter which location you would prefer to be based.

The Department

The Property & Investment team of Portsmouth City Council manages and maintains a multi-million pound property portfolio. We have a wide range of property assets across the UK, including the Lakeside North harbour office campus, industrial sites such as Dunsbury Park, and Hilsea-Limberline, retail sites like the Portsmouth Retail Park, the Portsmouth International Port and the leisure facilities along Southsea seafront. The total asset value is well over £1billion.

Our purpose is to manage these assets cost-effectively and to uphold quality relationships with our tenants. All our work is geared towards achieving this purpose.

What is the role?

Working in a growing team of graduates and experienced property professionals, you will manage and assist others with the management of some of our properties. This will include:

· The valuation of all types of property

· Revenue and capital income generation

· Commercial landlord and tenant work - rent reviews, lease renewals, etc.

· Management of your own portfolio of properties, if based in Gosport then within the Gosport estate which you will report on as required.

You will be expected to spend around a third of your time out of the office, dealing face-to-face with our customers, and we'll expect you to be reasonably flexible with your working hours.

In return, experienced chartered surveyors will support you working towards your APC, offering you time to work through your portfolio and assisting you as you gain in-the-role experience. The range of properties we manage is second to none so this job will give you ample opportunity to widen and deepen your surveying knowledge, and assist your decision about where you might specialise later in your career.

What you’ll need to succeed

This role will require the post holder to have or be nearing completion of a degree or acceptable qualification which qualifies for the RICS APC in commercial or valuation disciplines, and possess reasonable technical knowledge gained during study, and a practical common-sense approach to property matters. You must demonstrate a desire to learn on the job and undertake the APC qualification for full membership of RICS.

Also, you must show enthusiasm to take on different projects and generating income and understand the need to challenge existing work practices.

Also, a valid driving license will be required for frequent travel in this role (we have pool vehicles available)

For the full details of the role please review the job profile.

What you’ll get in return

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• 27 days annual leave rising to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A wide range of discounts via our reward portal including offering discounts at popular high street retailers
• Discounted parking at the Civic Offices via a Park It card.
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
• Hybrid working (depending on business needs) and flexible working options for a better work/life balance.

Please check out the link here to view the benefits of working with us!

https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

What next

To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

Gosport job profile

Portsmouth job profile

When completing your application please upload a cover letter or personal statement covering the ‘Who is the Person’ points on the job profile giving examples of your experience and any transferrable skills. Please remember to also state which location you are interested in.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

Permanent

Salary: Band 9 - £36,647 - £40,220 p.a.

37 hours per week

The Service:

Portsmouth City Council Housing Service manages over 17,000 council owned and leasehold properties in Portsmouth and Havant making it the largest social landlord in the area. If you are successful in your application you will be required to work at any one of the seven Area Housing Offices.

You will join an experienced management team ensuring the delivery of an effective service to meet our customer’s demands. The Estate Manager leads and develops the Housing Officer team. Estate Managers are a significant influence within the area office management team assisting the Area Housing Manager to understand how the Housing Officer team perform against the stated purposes for our services, and how effectively our services pull together to meet the customer’s needs.

What is the role?

You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of Housing Officers and to equip them to deliver effective responses to a range of tenancy management issues.

Primarily, you will lead and support Housing Officers in:

• Managing rental income, ensuring they are equipped to engage and enable our customers to make good financial decisions that mean they can sustain rent payments.
• Letting empty properties and working with all the stakeholders who are part of this process.
• Responding effectively to reports of Anti-social behaviour, liaising with other agencies/services as needed.
• Providing advice and guidance on key tenancy issues including successions, assignments and priority housing transfers.

You will be expected to continually develop the skill set of Housing Officers so they become more effective in their role leading to an improvement in service to our customers. You will do this by modelling and reinforcing correct behaviours, addressing training needs or skills gaps. The role will also include ensuring our processes facilitate 'doing the right thing' for customers and taking action to remove any barriers to good service.

Who is the person?

You need to:

1. Have the ability to manage a team working in a challenging front line housing service as you will be supporting Housing Officers in dealing with customers with a range of social issues.
2. Be able to lead a team of Housing Officers, offering support and advice to make them more effective in their role. You must be able to demonstrate that you have the required skills and knowledge of the housing officer role to equip housing officers to work in a way which results in better outcomes for customers.
3. Be able to make decisions in a structured and transparent way to resolve complex issues from a customer perspective using initiative and judgement.
4. Be able to use data/measures to influence where and how you spend your time.
5. Be able to identify, and act on, the barriers that prevent effective service delivery to continuously improve performance.
6. Knowledge of welfare benefits desirable.
7. Knowledge of landlord and tenant law, court process and relevant statutory powers would be an advantage.
8. Have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, from the most socially disadvantaged tenant to a senior professional including MPs and local ward Councillors.
9. Demonstrate that you have the appropriate skills needed to be able to effectively manage staffing issues as they arise, such as sickness absence, disciplinary, general welfare and on-going recruitment.
10. Be competent using a variety of IT systems such as Excel and other office applications.
11. Be flexible as you may be required to work from any of the 7 Area Housing Offices and attend resident meetings during out of hours.
12. Have a current driving licence and daily use of a vehicle.

Should you have any questions about the role or recruitment process please contact;

Andrew Thomas Andrew.thomas@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

or Steven Wynne Steven.wynne@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Closing time/date, 08:30, on 21st January 2024.

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click here for the full job profile!

• DON'T JUST SEND IN A CV
• Please write to tell us how you meet the criteria for the role.
• You will need to demonstrate transferable skills from your current or previous employment against each of the points described in 'Who is the person?'

Applicants will be shortlisted based on their ability to use good examples illustrating what they've done, why they've done it and how they went about it?

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata+ bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please click here to see all of the benefits of working with us!

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk