Property Design Manager - ARB17597 in Lochgilphead

Argyll & Bute Council are seeking to employ a highly motivated person to lead their Property Design Team and manage a diverse range of professional disciplines, projects and clients. Our preferred candidate would have a base at one of our offices in Dunoon, Lochgilphead, or Helensburgh but working flexibly (including home working) and managing teams across different locations will be part of the role.

The successful candidate should have a grounding as a property professional (architect, engineer, surveyor, planner, project manager etc) but will also have a strong customer focus and should be able to apply logical, analytical and problem solving techniques to deliver efficient solutions and effective decisions.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

The successful candidate will develop, manage and deliver efficient and effective Capital Programmes, projects and team design solutions across the Council, ensuring best value is delivered to service users for both capital and revenue maintenance projects. They should also be able to show ability and experience in staff management in order to effectively control and ensure the productivity of the Property Design Team.

The post holder is required to travel effectively and efficiently throughout Argyll and Bute and beyond to meet the needs of the service. A PVG is required for this post.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children and adults.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.