Building Surveyor ( Property Services

Empty homes represent a significant wasted resource at a time of genuine housing pressures including rising numbers of homeless households and record numbers on council housing waiting lists. This high-profile management role in the Council's private sector housing team offers the opportunity for the right person to make a significant impact on the lives of people affected by this and at the same time deliver a real improvement to local communities blighted by empty homes.

Managing a team of dedicated officers and working closely with colleagues across the housing service, community safety and police you will lead on initiatives to bring empty homes back into use and support the acquisition of new homes using the full range of the Council's powers. You will also lead on programmes to manage the Council's portfolio of land acquired through previous housing programmes and its gypsy and traveller's site.

This post would suit someone with previous management experience in a similar role or someone looking to take the next steps in their management career.

• Lead and manage a team responsible for bringing long-term empty homes back into ukase, using a range of housing intervention and enforcement powers
• Oversee the acquisition of residential properties to support empty homes initiatives and wider strategic housing programmes including temporary accommodation and refugee resettlement schemes
• Manage housing clearance projects, compulsory purchase processes and the disposal of Council owned land and property assets
• Lead enforcement activity to address neglected land and premises, ensuring compliance and tackling issues that pose risks to public health, create nuisances or attract pests
• Ensure services are delivered effectively, legally and in line with Council priorities, contributing to improved housing outcomes and community wellbeing
  Previous experience of leading teams to deliver challenging outcomes
• An awareness of the issues relating to empty homes and the powers to bring them back into use
• Be a skilled negotiator who is able to foster good working partnerships, creating interest in joint working and to generate investment
• Able to generate creative and innovative solutions to resolve challenges applicable to the empty home's agenda
• Motivated, self-starter, able to lead and inspire teams and deliver change
  We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And that's where you come in. We are always looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision.,
  
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need.,
  
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns:
  Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.
• Our city Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery. Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'.
  
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