Property Manager – Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, the largest non-metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service in England, has the opportunity for 2 Property Managers to join our Estates team at our Service Headquarters in Exeter. These are permanent, full-time positions (37 hours per week) that offer a competitive salary starting at £48,266 rising annually to £51,356 per annum, and if the successful candidate is a chartered member of RICS, RIBA or CIOB then they will also receive a market supplement allowance (subject to annual review) of up to £5000 in addition to the salary quoted above.

As a Property Manager, you will work in partnership with the Senior Property Manager and the Head of Estates to maintain and improve Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority’s property stock to a high standard, ensuring that it is effective, efficient, safe and operationally fit for purpose. You will be responsible for preparing and managing a programme of revenue and capital projects (including Capital Expenditure responsibility), and ensure the Authority is compliant with relevant legislation and other statutory duties.

You will be responsible for property and estate management related matters, providing specialist advice and guidance at all levels within the organisation, and also hold a specialist responsibility as a departmental lead in one of the following through the key stages of the property life cycle:

-Design & Specification
-Project & Cost Management

Working in partnership with the Senior Property Manager implement the annual DSFRA Capital and Revenue Budget Estates programme, with specific responsibility for:

-Consultation with stakeholders and end users
-Development of cost plans
-Obtaining Planning and Building Regulation approvals
-Preparation of specifications and Tender documentation
-Obtaining and evaluation of Tenders.

Please visit our website to see the full list of Key Responsibilities and Job Description and Personal Specification.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career while contributing to the safety of our communities, we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to create a safer world and become an integral part of our outstanding team.

Should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Matthew Wyon-Brown – Senior Property Manager on 01392 872275, or via email: mwyonbrown@dsfire.gov.uk

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Property Manager please click ‘apply’ today on our website, we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

You will be required to complete an application form and submit a document detailing how you meet the following essential criteria taken from the Job Description and Person Specification.