Property and Facilities Officer

About the role

Property and Facilities Officer

Permanent, Full Time

£44,019 to £51,787 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Thursday 25th June

The Role

Essex County Council is in a 10 year partnership with MITIE, who are the delivery agent for all property and facilities related operational functions.  The Essex Property and Facilities (EPF) team operates with a Corporate Landlord manage and provides strategic, intelligent client functionality for the Council providing corporate policy and strategic advice.   

The Opportunity

The Property and Facilities Officers will focus on one of the focus on one of the following areas; property strategy, estates management, facilities management.  

Working with Service Managers the Property and Facilities Officers will apply their knowledge of property and facilities management to contribute and lead projects that support the property vision and strategy for ECC.  In addition, the role will work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to identify opportunities for reduce costs and enhance the efficiency of ECC property and facilities management. 

To read more about our business area, please visit: Policy, Economy, Investment and Property

Accountabilities

To manage and commission property and facility project in order to implement the Council’s Property Strategy and Property Transformation Programme.

Use specialist skill, knowledge and experience to ensure the effectiveness of the Essex Property & Facilities client function, ensuring that it is a best in class enabler of ECCs corporate output.

To provide professional support and expertise to members of the team and the MITI partnership on subject matter.

To establish, develop and maintain effective and collaborative communication, working relationships and arrangements with all internal and external stakeholders to optimise the potential of the service and the use of the property, facilities and assets.

To contribute to Essex Property &Facilities Service outputs, ensuring best value for money and accurate in-year spend.

Provide expert, specialist advice and guidance to ECC as required

Ensure compliance with all external and internal regulation.

To manage a caseload that delivery required Property and Facilities projects, ensuring effective integration and coordination across the property and facility strategy.

To commission works as appropriate from the supplier partner (MITIE) and to oversee, monitor and evaluate the outputs from these projects.

The Experience You Will Bring

Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelors) or Professional experience  
Evidence of continuing professional development 
Qualified member of an appropriate property and/or facilities professional body 
Ability to work with partner Contract and project management in a property and facilities field 
Established experience in property and facilities management including strategy review and implementation and commissioning of projects

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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