Property Management Lead

• East Suffolk Council

• Location: Riverside Lowestoft NR33 0EQ and/or Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1RT

• Salary: 44075 - 53460 per annum Band 8/9

• Hours: 37 hours per week

• Contract: Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Councils Estates Management Teamas a Property Management Lead.

Your role

To provide strategic leadership and day to day management of a selection of the General Fund Property and Investment portfolio.

To be responsible for valuations Landlord and Tenant work lettings purchases disposals inspections service charge budgeting general property management and rent/debt monitoring.

What you will need

The candidate will have extensive recent experience in the professional property workplace and experience of operating in a local authority environment either at County District or Unitary level is desirable. The post holder will hold a relevant RICS qualification and will have relevant post qualification experience 5 years is desirable but less will be considered. You will also have experience of lease and tenancy negotiations letting valuations and general property management.

The candidate will have experience of dealing with senior personnel and if possible Council Members.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even if you dont meet all the essential requirements please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)

• Local government pension scheme

• Flexible working arrangements

• Learning and development tailored to your role

• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

• Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in ourbenefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way with a mixture of home and office working depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Duncan Colman by emailing

Closing date:11.30 pm 7 May 2026.

Interview date: Week commencing 18 May 2026.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (Word)

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career site.