Commercial Property Management Officer - Harlow DC

Harlow District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£20.51 PAYE/ £26.30 umbrella per hour

Location: Harlow

Closing Date: 18th May 2026

Essex County Council are pleased to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a Commercial Property Management Officer on a 4–6-month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site for 3 days per week.

Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.

The role:

The purpose of this role is to contribute to the management of the Council’s extensive and diverse non‑housing property portfolio to support the growth and regeneration of the town and maximise income to the council by providing administrative and property management support across the Council’s non‑housing commercial property portfolio, helping maintain records, responding to tenant enquiries, coordinating contractors and supporting financial and operational processes.

To assist with the preparation of service budgets and to manage budgets within the post holder’s area of responsibility, assisting in delivering an efficient and effective budget monitoring service as part of the overall property management function
Assist in maintaining property information by updating records, tenancy details and operational data
Support regular review of property issues, logging tenant enquiries and preparing updates for the Senior Commercial Property Manager
Act as first point of contact for day‑to‑day tenant enquiries
Log and track maintenance and facilities management issues
Provide routine property information to internal teams when required
Work alongside and liaise with external consultants on rent review and lease renewal work, providing information to them as requested
Update property systems following lease events and manage information flow between teams
Process tenant requests for landlord consents, including logging, gathering information and issuing standard correspondence
Meet tenants at properties to hand over/collect keys at the start/end of tenancies and complete utilities meter readings and compliance documentation as required
Assist in preparing and issuing rent, service charge and ad hoc invoices
Collate expenditure and documentation for service charge year‑end accounts
Maintain databases and spreadsheets relating to budgets and recharges
Support purchase order administration and contractor invoice verification
Forward insurance claim information to insurers and maintain simple progress logs

The experience you will bring:

You will have a degree or post-graduate diploma or equivalent. It would be desirable if this related to surveying or property management, but degree level experience is essential
You will need to have good numeracy skills and be competent in the use of Microsoft Excel
Commercial Project management experience is desirable
Able to produce clear concise reports - articulate and precise presentation of information
Able to analyse information
Must be able to work well under pressure
Organised and a flexible approach to work
Willingness to be proactive
Practical and tactful approach to problem solving
Ability to work on own initiative

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk

The role:

To assist with the preparation of service budgets and to manage budgets within the post holder’s area of responsibility, assisting in delivering an efficient and effective budget monitoring service as part of the overall property management function
Assist in maintaining property information by updating records, tenancy details and operational data
Support regular review of property issues, logging tenant enquiries and preparing updates for the Senior Commercial Property Manager
Act as first point of contact for day‑to‑day tenant enquiries
Log and track maintenance and facilities management issues
Provide routine property information to internal teams when required
Work alongside and liaise with external consultants on rent review and lease renewal work, providing information to them as requested
Update property systems following lease events and manage information flow between teams
Process tenant requests for landlord consents, including logging, gathering information and issuing standard correspondence
Meet tenants at properties to hand over/collect keys at the start/end of tenancies and complete utilities meter readings and compliance documentation as required
Assist in preparing and issuing rent, service charge and ad hoc invoices
Collate expenditure and documentation for service charge year‑end accounts
Maintain databases and spreadsheets relating to budgets and recharges
Support purchase order administration and contractor invoice verification
Forward insurance claim information to insurers and maintain simple progress logs

The experience you will bring:

You will have a degree or post-graduate diploma or equivalent. It would be desirable if this related to surveying or property management, but degree level experience is essential
You will need to have good numeracy skills and be competent in the use of Microsoft Excel
Commercial Project management experience is desirable
Able to produce clear concise reports - articulate and precise presentation of information
Able to analyse information
Must be able to work well under pressure
Organised and a flexible approach to work
Willingness to be proactive
Practical and tactful approach to problem solving
Ability to work on own initiative

What you should do next