Asset Database Officer – Interim Contract
Location: Remote (with occasional travel to the office as required)
Day Rate: £200 per day
Contract: Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months initially
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Asset Database Officer to join a Local Authority Property Division on an interim basis. This is a key support role within Asset Management, focused on maintaining the integrity, accuracy and compliance of domestic and corporate stock condition databases.
With flexible remote working and the chance to contribute to a high-performing asset team, this role offers both autonomy and meaningful impact.
Role Overview:
You will be responsible for ensuring the council’s stock condition and asset management systems remain accurate, current and audit-ready. Working closely with Asset Management colleagues and the Corporate Repairs & Maintenance Team, you will play a central role in data validation, compliance reporting and performance monitoring.
Your work will directly support regulatory compliance across domestic, non-domestic and commercial portfolios, ensuring that servicing, inspection and maintenance data is correctly recorded and accessible.
- Data Management: Collate, upload, export, and analyse data to ensure the accuracy and currency of the Stock Condition Database and other asset systems.
- Performance Reporting: Support the production of performance reports, identifying areas of asset-related compliance.
- Data Validation: Implement robust data validation processes, including data cleansing regimes.
- GDPR Compliance: Adhere to comprehensive data audit processes and ensure compliance with GDPR regulations.
- Professional Support: Provide expert advice and support to all officers within Asset Management for domestic, non-domestic, and commercial sites.
- Task Assignment: Support the assignment of tasks from the Stock Condition & Data Team and the Corporate Repairs & Maintenance Team databases.
- Quality Assurance: Conduct quality assurance exercises for data held on all asset management databases.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Database Proficiency: Comprehensive understanding of Southampton City Council’s property asset databases, including modules related to compliance, asbestos, and mapping.
- Technical Skills: Practical skills in the day-to-day operation and reporting from database systems, with a working knowledge of Excel.
- Data Validation: Experience in contributing to regular asset validation processes and ensuring the incorporation of all relevant Council-owned assets into regulatory asset management regimes.
- GDPR Knowledge: Familiarity with GDPR rules and the ability to ensure adherence to these regulations, including regular training.
- Project Management: Ability to provide data project management support in relation to servicing, inspection, and maintenance activities across Asset Management.
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and technically capable asset data professional to contribute to a well-established Asset Management function on a flexible interim basis.
How to Apply:
To learn more or express interest in this opportunity, please apply with your CV. Panoramic Associates will be in touch to discuss your experience and suitability for the role.