AMS PSR

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Commercial Leasehold Property Manager (Inside IR35) on a 12 month contract based remotely but does Include 2 days a week in either the Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham or Newcastle office.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to work within and be a part of the Landlord and Leasehold Management Team (LLMT). This is a senior role, is fast paced, high pressured and timescale driven, and you will already have experience working across a large complex commercial estate.

You will work closely with other estates teams including projects, field team, relationship management team, strategy and workplace transformation as well as instructing and working closely on a daily basis with the LLMT’s property agents and their solicitors to manage the estate.

As a Commercial Leasehold Property Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Work in a busy team managing renewals acquisitions, rent reviews, dilapidations, lease surrenders, business rates, deeds of variations, licenses and landlord consents
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Collaboration with colleagues in the Department and the LLM teams Property Agents, to effectively manage the estate
• Work with the LLM Teams appointed legal Supplier to manage real estate matters across the estate

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience within the commercial property arena
• Commercial Leasehold, LL and Tenant experience
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Knowledge of and experience of working within the Landlord and Tenant 54 Act 
• Experience of working within public sector Commercial Property 
• Strong self starter

Desirable Skills

• RICS qualification would be highly beneficial

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Department of Work and Pensions guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".