Community and Neighbourhood Asset Surveyor - Thurrock

This interim role will sit within the Property & Asset Management Team and be deployed to support the Transforming Neighbourhoods Programme by providing professional property and estate management input in relation to community and neighbourhood assets. The postholder will lead on the review, verification and assessment of council-owned and community assets across neighbourhoods in Thurrock, producing evidence-based estate intelligence and option appraisals to inform decisions on consolidation, community hub development, re-provision, retention or alternative use of assets. The role will work closely with Neighbourhoods, Communities and other internal stakeholders, while ensuring that asset-related decisions are underpinned by robust property analysis, value- for-money considerations and long-term estate sustainability. This is a time-limited, project-based role, hosted within the Property team to ensure appropriate professional oversight and governance. Key Service Accountabilities Asset Review, Verification and Assessment 1. Lead on the review and verification of community and neighbourhood assets within designated areas, including buildings, land and community facilities. 2. Assess asset ownership, tenure, occupation, legal status, condition, suitability and current use. 3. Review and validate existing asset data, including condition surveys, building information and freehold / leasehold records, ensuring accuracy and consistency across council systems. 4. Undertake site inspections and low-level condition and suitability assessments to inform strategic decision-making. 5. Analyse occupancy, service usage and operational cost information to identify under-utilisation, duplication or inefficiencies within the community estate. 6. Identify assets with potential for consolidation into community hubs, co-location or alternative service delivery models. Strategic Analysis and Option Appraisal 7. Prepare clear, evidence-based option appraisals for individual assets and groups of assets, setting out risks, costs, dependencies and strategic implications. 8. Provide professional property advice to support decisions on retention, consolidation, re-provision, community use or disposal of assets. 9. Contribute to wider estate strategies, including asset rationalisation, community asset transfer considerations and alignment with the Asset Disposal Programme. Cross-Team Working and Engagement 10. Work collaboratively with Neighbourhoods, Communities, Finance, Legal and FM colleagues to ensure property considerations are fully integrated into service-led proposals. 11. Engage with frontline staff, service teams and community representatives to understand how assets are currently used, ensuring engagement is information-gathering only and does not commit the Council to specific outcomes. 12. Support programme and project governance arrangements by providing timely, professional property input. Reporting and Governance 13. Produce reports, dashboards and briefings for senior officers and, where required, elected Members. 14. Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with Council policies, statutory requirements and best practice in public sector estate management. Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 3643845. Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.