Southwark Council
Property & Assets Application Manager
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Property & Assets Application Manager
Why Southwark?
Do you see yourself leading the support, leadership and development of critical property and asset management applications? Can you use your technical expertise to improve digital services that help deliver better outcomes for residents? Does the idea of joining a forward-thinking technology team that drives innovation across one of London's largest councils excite you? If yes, we have the perfect role for you! Our Technology and Digital Services team is looking for a passionate and dedicated Property & Assets Application Manager to join our amazing team and help make a difference today.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Property & Assets Application Manager, you'll lead the support, maintenance and continuous improvement of key property services applications. You'll work closely with operational teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders to ensure systems remain reliable, effective and aligned to business needs. You'll play a vital role in managing application performance, resolving complex technical issues, overseeing upgrades and enhancements, supporting integrations and APIs, and helping shape the future development of the council's property and asset management systems.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a collaborative and proactive applications specialist who can combine technical expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll bring:
- Strong knowledge of property, repairs or asset management systems.
- Experience managing, supporting and improving corporate business applications.
- Good understanding of IT operational best practice, including ITIL principles.
- Experience working with SQL databases, system integrations and APIs.
- The ability to troubleshoot, own and resolve complex application support issues and the user experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage colleagues at all levels.
- Experience working effectively with senior stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Ability to share knowledge with colleagues to cover during busy periods, or when absent.
- The ability to manage priorities, coordinate work and drive service improvements.
- A degree qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience documenting system knowledge, support processes and configuration to improve service resilience and support handover across a team.
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For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dorothy Brightly-Jones at dorothy.brightly-jones@southwark.gov.uk.
Additional Information
- Permanent full-time position.
- Hybrid working arrangement with 2/3 days a week in the office.
- Based within Technology and Digital Services, Finance Division.
Benefits and more information: https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment Timeline
- Advert go live: 01/09/2026
- Advert close date: 11:59pm on 08/09/2026
- Shortlisting date: 14/09/2026
- Interview date: 21/09/2026
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Southwark Council will only contact candidates through official Council recruitment channels. We will not ask you to provide passport details, proof of address, National Insurance number, bank details or payment at application stage. These checks are only requested during onboarding once an offer of employment has been made. If you're unsure whether a communication you've received is genuine, please contact the Resourcing Team directly before sharing any personal information.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the following criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Those currently in care or who have previously been in care
- Disabled people or those with a long-term health condition
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