Job Introduction

Property Rationalisation Asset Officer

Service: Strategic Asset Management and Estates
Grade: G11 - £47,181-£52,413
Location: Lincoln and countywide, with hybrid working
Contract: Permanent, full time

Closing Date: Sunday November 9th
Interviews: Week commencing Monday November 24th

Make a visible difference to Lincolnshire’s estate

We are reshaping our corporate estate to support modern services, unlock savings, and generate capital receipts. As our Property Rationalisation Asset Officer, you will turn complex data and service needs into clear cases for change, helping the Council reduce its footprint while improving outcomes for residents and services.

What you will be doing

• Develop and lead robust business cases and options appraisals that reduce the size of the corporate estate, deliver capital receipts, and secure ongoing revenue savings.
• Use performance intelligence and property data to produce evidence-based recommendations, maintaining a clear audit trail for decisions.
• Work closely with services, Estates, Finance, Facilities Management and Project Delivery colleagues to align estate solutions to strategic objectives, climate commitments, and service transformation ambitions.
• Present proposals with confidence, including to senior leaders, elected Members, the Property Rationalisation Programme Board, and Executive.
• Provide professional advice on estate optimisation, service relocation, space utilisation, asset performance and valuation principles.
• Monitor relevant budget codes, contribute to the Corporate Property Strategy, and identify opportunities for efficiency, income and best practice across the portfolio.
• Support leasehold matters, area reviews and Service Asset Management planning, and deputise for the Strategic Asset Manager where required.

Travel requirement: Must have access to transport to attend site visits and to travel around the county to undertake the duties of the role.

About you

You are a confident property professional with experience in large, complex organisations and a track record of delivering property rationalisation or asset transformation projects. You bring:

• A degree in a property-related discipline and, ideally, professional membership such as RICS, or you are working towards it.

• Strong analytical skills, commercial awareness and financial literacy, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate it simply.

• Excellent stakeholder skills and political awareness, able to build trust and present complex proposals clearly to varied audiences.

• Solid project management, with the ability to manage multiple pieces of work at pace and to high standards.

If you thrive on turning insight into action, challenging the status quo, and unlocking value for money, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer

• A leadership-backed programme of rationalisation where your work will have clear, measurable impact.

• Support for professional development and access to a collaborative property team.

• Hybrid working with site access across Lincolnshire.

• A competitive salary at Grade G11 with annual progression, plus a comprehensive benefits package through Lincolnshire County Council.

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact; Eleanor Spillane via email Eleanor.Spillane@lincolnshire.gov.uk

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. 

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.