Full-time / 37 hours per week / Permanent
Play a key role in creating and facilitating high quality commercial workspaces for business tenants.
We run buildings which have varied sized offices which are let to exciting start-ups and SMEs. Our friendly team provides outstanding service and creates a supportive environment for our customers which enables them to focus on their businesses
Dock is a vibrant workspace building for tech businesses based at Pioneer Park. We have 70 offices/commercial spaces across 2 buildings, these are individually leased to over 40 innovative businesses who are then our customers. We also have a busy meeting room business.
Gresham Works is an exciting new development in the centre of Leicester where there are a combination of offices, co-working spaces, and meeting rooms. Our customers who are based here are from a mix of businesses backgrounds.
An effective communicator, dynamic and flexible, you’ll join a team in their ambitious journey to develop world class service for commercial workspace in the city. This is a unique opportunity and an exciting time of growth, where you’ll have the chance to develop and flourish in your role.
You will either work at Dock, Gresham Works or sometimes between both.
This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Occasionally you may be required to work out of normal office hours. You will either work at Dock, Gresham Works or sometimes between both.
What you’ll be doing
Managing a team of Admin & Hospitality Assistants and Cleaner/Caretakers, you’ll efficiently run the building operations and administration to deliver amazing customer experiences for our workspace customers and maximise revenue for the service. As an effective leader, you’ll carry out regular performance management reviews, provide clear direction to the team, and drive forward the objectives of the service. Adopting an entrepreneurial approach, you’ll be working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll assist with marketing and promotion of our workspaces to raise our profile in the city.
What you’ll need
You’ll be experienced in people and commercial workspace management, with a good understanding of information and communications technology, health and safety regulations and risk assessments. You’ll be able to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders which includes but not limited to customers, building contractors and other council services. Highly organised, you’ll be able to work under pressure, remain calm and think quickly when faced with setbacks or challenges. Passionate, dedicated with forward thinking leadership skills, you’ll create a positive working environment.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Crystal Carter on 0116 454 1674 or email crystal.carter@leicester.gov.uk
Interview/Assessments will take place on Monday 12th September 2022