Main Responsibilities: • Management of the property and facilities co-ordinators, liaising with external suppliers and consultants, to ensure that strategic plans in relation to the property portfolio are delivered over time and that day to day responsibilities are fulfilled • Management of the Diocesan Office Building including ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, health and safety legislation, and good practice for building management. • Management of maintenance, repairs, servicing or improvements within the Office building. • Management of services provision including but not limited to IT and telephony. • Providing, maintaining and improving housing so that clergy feel valued, are attracted to work in the diocese and are retained. Working flexibly to ensure the changing needs of the paid ministry team are met • Identifying, building and maintaining good relationships with key partners and stakeholders including consultants, agents, developers and council planning departments • Preparing and managing the annual property budget and ensuring expenditure is kept within budget • Ensuring all expenditure in the property budget is properly procured, provided, invoiced and paid in accordance with the Board’s policies and procedures • Ensuring the Diocese meets internal church and external legal requirements in relation to the property portfolio, including the Repairs of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972, health and safety legislation on sites and statutory local authority regulation. • Attending Houses Committee and Investments Committee meetings and, when required by Finance Group and Bishop’s Council, to offer professional advice and to contribute to the formulation of relevant policies • Liaising with other Diocesan Officers, regional Diocesan Surveyors and other relevant professional external agencies
The Role
Post
Property Manager / Diocesan Surveyor
Our vision In response to God’s immense love for us, we seek to be God’s people living and
telling the story of Jesus. Key purpose of the post:
• To inspect and schedule repairs of clergy housing on a rotational five year basis* • To ensure the Board’s property portfolio is managed and maintained within budgetary and policy constraints to meet the needs of the clergy within the Diocesan strategy • To manage the day-to-day running of the Diocesan Office. * the post incorporates the role of Diocesan Surveyor which is a statutory appointment in the Diocese arising from the Repairs of Benefice Buildings Measure
Location
The Diocesan Office, Wells, Somerset
Reporting to Hours of work
Head of Property & Glebe
Full Time
Direct Reports Property Coordinator and Facilities Coordinator Key relationships Head of Finance & Operations and Finance Team Diocesan Secretary Archdeacons and Bishop’s Staff Property Team Clergy and Churchwardens Houses Committee and Investments Committee External agents and contractors
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Candidate Information Pack
Property Manager (Diocesan Surveyor)
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