Assistant Planning and Estates Surveyor, Leicester Head Office

Ibstock plc is a market leading manufacturer and partner of choice for innovative clay and concrete building products, building the face of Britain for over 200 years. We?re no ordinary manufacturing business. Through our principal products of clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete stone masonry substitutes, concrete fencing, pre-stressed concrete products and concrete rail products, we?re committed to providing new solutions to today?s social and environmental challenges for the new build housing and domestic repair, maintenance, improvement markets (RMI) and infrastructure. Many of our long-standing customer relationships have lasted over 40 years. Our customer focus is based on quality, service and consistency and our service-led ethos is one of the key drivers in the growth of our market share over the past 10 years. Our Estates team is at the very heart of our business, ensuring we maximise the efficient use of our assets to secure our future manufacturing capabilities and also delivering substantial revenues from our property portfolio. We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant to join our Estates Team who are responsible for a substantial portfolio of; quarries and adjacent brick factories, rural estate and other related industrial assets. At the heart of the role is assisting with quarry planning permissions as part of developing the sites for future mineral extraction, plus monitoring and ensuring compliance with planning permissions, leases and permits. Other responsibilities will involve assisting with: Provision of support with the Local Development Framework, Managing queries from a variety of stakeholders to assist us in maximising revenue and managing risk. Instructing agents to deal with lease renewals, rent reviews and dilapidations, Ensuring all landlord and tenant data is accurate before liaising with our accounts team, The disposal of surplus assets including land and commercial premises and the management of repairs. As an employee of Ibstock you will have the opportunity to develop yourself in a structured training and development program (RICS and company training). To be considered you must: Be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (ideally at an advanced level) Have impeccable communication skills (including exceptional English Language and grammar) Be flexible and able to work to numerous pressured deadlines Be meticulous in your attention to detail Have excellent organisational skills Have a HND, Degree or equivalent in a related subject such as geology, mineral surveying, town planning, environmental management, estates law or rural resource management and / or having shown an outstanding ability in this respect in your related field of work The successful applicant will be based at our Head Office in Ibstock, Leicestershire but will involve travel to our various sites across the UK. A full UK driving licence is therefore essential