emergency planning jobs

Salary: £48,226 – £52,413

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday – incl. occasional evening/weekend work

Contract: Permanent

Location: Flexible / Deane House, Taunton / TTC Depot, Taunton

Please note we do not accept cvs. Please visit our vacancies page to apply: www.taunton-tc.gov.uk. Interested candidates should submit their completed application form to info@taunton-tc.gov.uk by 9am on Friday 9th January 2026.

Are you an experienced asset, property, or facilities professional who cares deeply about creating safe, compliant, and well-managed public spaces and buildings for the people of Taunton?

If so, we’re looking for a Head of Assets to join our Strategic Leadership Team, providing expert leadership across property, facilities, compliance, and fleet management. This is a pivotal role ensuring the Council’s buildings, depot, leased properties, public conveniences, and operational assets are safe, legally compliant, sustainable, and delivering value for our community.

In this role, you’ll shape the future of our asset portfolio, lead on statutory compliance, drive energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives, and ensure high standards across all facilities and property functions.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the Council’s asset management, compliance, facilities, and fleet functions.
• Act as the Council’s professional lead for property, health & safety, and statutory compliance, offering expert advice to councillors and senior officers.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the Assets Team, ensuring a culture of professionalism, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the maintenance, inspection, and statutory compliance of all Council buildings, leased assets, public conveniences, the depot, and other facilities.
• Manage the Council’s Asset Register, working with Finance to ensure accurate records of acquisitions, disposals, valuations, and leases.
• Oversee property management functions, including landlord responsibilities, tenancy matters, rent reviews, and lease negotiations.
• Lead on fleet management, ensuring effective procurement, maintenance, compliance, and sustainability planning.
• Oversee statutory testing and inspections — including fire safety, asbestos, Legionella, EICR, and COSHH — ensuring safe systems of work.
• Manage procurement, contracts, and delivery of refurbishment, compliance, and facilities projects.
• Develop planned and reactive maintenance programmes and lifecycle investment plans.
• Monitor budgets, prepare business cases, ensure compliance with Financial Regulations, and identify opportunities for income generation.
• Maintain robust health & safety management systems, risk registers, and emergency planning arrangements.
• Work collaboratively with partners, consultants, tenants, and contractors to ensure high-quality service delivery and best value.
• Promote the Council’s PACT values, ensuring services reflect our commitments to equality, sustainability, and community wellbeing.

About You

You’ll be a confident and proactive leader with strong technical knowledge in property, facilities, estate management, or compliance, ideally within a local government or public sector environment.

You’ll bring a blend of strategic insight and operational experience, with excellent people skills, a commitment to high standards, and the ability to manage complex portfolios and statutory responsibilities.

Essential attributes include:

• Significant experience in property, asset, facilities, or compliance management.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Proven experience overseeing statutory compliance and health & safety.
• Experience managing leases, tenancies, contracts, and property transactions.
• Budget management and financial planning experience.
• Strong project management skills and experience delivering compliance or refurbishment projects.
• Up-to-date knowledge of H&S legislation, building compliance, and landlord responsibilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and report-writing skills.
• Commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Desirable attributes include:

• Relevant degree or professional qualification.
• NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent.
• Additional compliance training (e.g., Fire Safety, Asbestos, Legionella).
• Experience managing fleet operations and associated compliance.

Some benefits of working for us:

• Work for a Town Council that strives to improve the quality of town life
• A work environment in a town location with excellent travel, bus and rail links
• Perkbox Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A focus on learning and development opportunities for our employees, including a teambuilding programme
• Local Government Pension scheme, currently with a 22.3% employer contribution rate
• Employee Recognition and Reward Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year increasing to 27 days after 2 years' service, and 30 days after 5 years' service, plus normal bank holidays. Please note these entitlements include 2 statutory days
• Long Service Awards starting from 5 years' service
• Additional Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
• Access to a central work car park
• Volunteering Leave
• Sick pay (in accordance with National Joint Councils agreed terms)
• Caring and compassionate employer, signatory of the Menopause Workplace Pledge, The Civility and Respect Pledge, The Charter for Compassion and The Armed Forces Covenant

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £48,226.00-£52,413.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Taunton TA1 5LF