Head of Asset Management

Head of Asset Management – Valuation & Strategic Assets (Interim) – London Borough
£444 PAYE / £600 Umbrella / Deemed LTD (Inside IR35)
35 hours per week
Interim Contract

A South London based Council are looking for an experienced Head of Asset Management to lead their Valuation & Strategic Assets service. This is a senior interim post covering a vacancy, providing strategic leadership across property valuations, disposals, acquisitions, landlord & tenant matters, and the development of the council’s Strategic Asset Management Plan.
You’ll act as deputy to the Assistant Director, overseeing a team of up to 10 staff plus five consultant frameworks, ensuring the council maximises value from its estate and delivers high-quality, customer-focused professional property advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the VASA function, ensuring delivery of valuation, disposals, acquisitions, lettings and property transactions to the highest professional standards.
• Oversee strategic asset management planning, driving value, revenue generation and social-value outcomes.
• Provide expert leadership on complex landlord & tenant cases, commercial negotiations and regeneration-related property matters (including JV structures, land assembly, land swaps and CPO-related work).
• Manage the council’s consultant frameworks, ensuring effective commissioning, performance and value for money.
• Drive innovation around asset utilisation, carbon reduction, data-led decision-making and new approaches to revenue generation.
• Lead on dilapidations, strategic disposals, enfranchisement matters, buybacks and other key property programmes.
• Ensure corporate compliance, risk management, legal liaison and timely responses to members and senior stakeholders.
• Support the AD and wider directorate through transformation, improved processes and a customer-centric approach.
• Line manage and develop staff, ensuring high performance, professional standards and effective delivery of the work programme.

Requirements

• MRICS (Chartered Surveyor) – Essential
• Extensive experience in landlord & tenant, commercial property transactions and strategic asset management.
• Strong leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary and professionally qualified teams.
• Background in commissioning and managing external consultants/technical advisers.
• Experience in revenue generation, disposals/acquisitions, and identifying opportunities to unlock asset value.
• Ability to lead complex, high-value, politically sensitive property programmes.
• Strong stakeholder skills and ability to operate at senior corporate level.

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Contact:
James at Service Care Solutions
01772 208967 - james.glover@servicecare.org.uk