Location
Perivale

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£58,551 - £61,686

About the Role
We are recruiting for a PFI Asset Manager to join our School Building and Development Service. If you are passionate about supporting children and families, committed to achieving positive outcomes, and bring experience of asset management, we would love to hear from you.

In this role, you will be responsible for the supervision and management of all surveying and PFI expiry capital work actions, ensuring that the service is provided in line with PFI expiry targets and priorities. You will coordinate all aspects of building fabric capital programme projects through our PFI provider for project schools, oversee work proposals, liaise with PFI contractors to agree work programmes through to practical completion, and ensure projects are delivered within approved timescales and to the expected standard. You will also be responsible for reporting delays to capital works and identifying operational and financial risks to the Children’s Services (PFI) Team.

You will liaise with PFI Team members and contractors to ensure that school assets are effectively and efficiently maintained, repaired, adapted, or replaced in accordance with client requirements, statutory compliance, and best practice. Maintaining existing partnerships with the Council’s PFI Contractor to ensure positive relationships with key stakeholders while working with client leads across the Council is also a key part of this role.

Our Benefits
Competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme membership, generous annual leave (29 days rising to 33 with 5+ years’ service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas), flexible and agile working to support work–life balance, staff money-saving schemes (e.g., rent deposit loans, season ticket loans), and learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy with clear career development and leadership pathways.

About Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is a unique borough at the heart of London, blending history and innovation. It is one of the fastest growing and youngest boroughs in the UK, offering unrivalled opportunities to make a real difference. Our award-winning new Town Hall in Whitechapel provides a modern, flexible workplace designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and community. We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of everything we do, guided by our TOWER values – Together, Open, Willing, Excellent and Respect – building a positive, inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive.

At Tower Hamlets Council, you’ll find exciting challenges, supportive colleagues, and the chance to shape one of London’s most important and vibrant places. If you want to see the impact of your work every day, Tower Hamlets is the place for you.

Experience
- Sound knowledge of all aspects of construction for the full range of school building types
- Experience using CAFM systems like TF Cloud or equivalent for building surveying roles, including updating and maintaining fabric condition databases
- Strong communication and collaborative skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse community

About You
- Knowledge of Building Regulations, statutory requirements, Health & Safety including CDM
- Understanding of fire compartmentation and regulation
- Ability to maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders and work collaboratively across teams

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but relevant experience and knowledge in construction, asset management, and compliance are essential for this role.