Property & Estate Manager

About You
Are you an experienced and versatile property professional capable of acquiring land and property rights in fast-paced commercial environment?
Are you looking for a new challenge where you can work on projects to protect the environment that make a positive impact on communities across the former coalfields?
Are you interested in joining a growing, innovative and enthusiastic team, where you will have the opportunity to deliver important projects and learn new skills?
If so, read on......
You will be:
An experienced and commercially astute property professional (either a Chartered Surveyor or working towards your APC) with a strong background in transactional work
Experienced in general land and property matters including acquisition of land and land/property rights? 
 
Confident, with strong oral and written communication skills and comfortable professionally managing relationships with key stakeholders
 
Highly organised with an ability to forward plan and effectively manage and prioritise a high volume and varied caseload 
 
A team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary environment
  

About The RoleAcquire Land and Property Interests: Secure both short and long-term land and property interests to support our operational programs.Manage Statutory Responsibilities: Ensure the Authority’s statutory responsibilities related to surface property are properly managed. Strategically dispose of non-operational land, securing the best terms available.Oversee Property Management: Efficiently manage property-related issues and contracts, including lease renewals, valuations, covenants, clawbacks, external consultants, and litigation.Support Team Objectives: Contribute to the team’s goals by reviewing sites and providing timely advice to the Principal and other department members.Day-to-Day Management: Conduct daily property management tasks in accordance with the Authority’s procedures and systems.
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
 
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
 
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
 
Schedule:

Application closing date: 22nd December 2024
Sifting date: 23rd December 2024
Interviews: w/c 6th January 2025
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About The Coal Authority
Our benefits: A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.Unlock exclusive employee discountsEnsure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
 As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.
We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with.  What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively.  That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details.  If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference.  By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.
 
If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know.  You can get in touch by email at recruitment@coal.gov.uk or give us a call on 01623 637000

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