Head of Strategic Asset Management and Estates in GL50, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Job Overview

Are you ready to shape the future of a council’s valuable commercial property portfolio? Cheltenham Borough Council has an exciting Head of Strategic Asset Management and Estates opportunity.

Location: Cheltenham, GL50 9SA
Salary: £64,728 – £72,578 per annum
Job type: Full‑time, Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 30th April 2026

Role

You will lead the strategic management of every commercial building, asset, and investment owned by the Council, ensuring they generate income, support services or contribute to long‑term financial stability. You will manage a team of estates surveyors and collaborate closely with colleagues, partners and political leaders to deliver a portfolio that works hard for the organisation. This role demands commercial thinking to help the Council make informed decisions about which properties to retain, improve, repurpose or dispose of.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Principal and Estates Surveyors across the Council’s commercial property portfolio and land assets.
• Lead delivery of the commercial asset management strategy, including ownership and management of key asset data to inform critical decisions.
• Work with finance colleagues to align asset management decisions with medium‑term financial requirements.
• Support improvement of the commercial asset portfolio through disposals, acquisitions, valuations and tenant management.
• Lead and support infrastructure projects and inward investment, developing options for existing assets that maximise benefit to the Council.
• Lead annual valuations of land and buildings for the Statement of Accounts, including the housing portfolio.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and other public sector organisations through partnership forums.

Qualifications and Experience

• Fully qualified Estates Surveyor or equivalent experience, ideally MRICS qualified.
• Experience managing, coaching and supporting multi‑disciplinary estates teams.
• Proven experience formulating and implementing asset management strategies in commercial and housing sectors.
• Experience advising and influencing senior officers and elected members.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and translate complex financial information into accessible formats.
• Experience producing business cases that support key organisational decision‑making.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet strict deadlines and think on your feet in meetings.
• Understanding of public sector procurement regulations.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme through the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• 26 days holiday pro rata (rising to 31 days pro rata after five years) plus bank holidays.
• Flexible and agile working environment with opportunities to work from home and flexible hours.
• Comprehensive learning and development programme.
• Two days pro rata paid volunteering time.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
• Free counselling services.
• Healthcare cashback plan access after successful probation completion.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Low‑cost town centre parking.
• Commitment to employee wellbeing.

Application

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