Phil Kirby Cmgr
Head of Property & Engineering @Pendle Borough Council
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Property & Engineering @Pendle Borough Council
Lancashire, GB
Strategic lead for the Council’s property, engineering and facilities functions, responsible for shaping and delivering an integrated asset management approach that supports organisational priorities, financial sustainability, and service excellence. Accountable for the effective management of Council-owned assets, engineering infrastructure, and key capital programmes, ensuring best practice, value for money, and strong stakeholder relationships.Developed and implemented the Council’s Corporate Asset Strategy, aligning estate planning with wider corporate objectives, transformation priorities, and long-term financial planning.Lead client-side account management across multiple outsourced and in-house service lines, ensuring contractor performance, compliance, and delivery against KPIs and service-level agreements.Drive operational efficiencies through smarter procurement, improved asset lifecycle planning, and digital data insights, delivering measurable cost savings and risk reduction.Oversee statutory compliance frameworks across the estate including building safety, engineering inspections, and FM operations, targeting 100% compliance.Deliver regeneration and capital delivery programmes, including high-profile schemes such as the Pendle Rise demolition and Town Centre Revitalisation.Provide strategic reports and recommendations to Executive Management Team and elected Members, shaping policy, investment decisions, and place-making strategies.Embed best practice standards in property, engineering and FM through the adoption of ISO principles, industry benchmarking, and continuous improvement frameworks.Cultivate effective internal and external stakeholder relationships, acting as the key interface between technical teams, service departments, and political leadership.
EDUCATION
Chartered Management Institute
Level 7 Diploma, Strategic Management & Leadership
Sheffield Hallam University
Bsc (hons) Computing & Management Sciences, Management Sciences
Chartered Management Institute
Level 7 Award Strategic Management & Leadership
Hutton Grammar School & Sixth Form
Maths, English, Chemistry, German etc.
ABOUT PHIL KIRBY CMGR
With 25+ years’ senior leadership across account management and property, asset and estates management, I deliver commercially focused, people-centred solutions that unlock long-term value for public- and private-sector relationships. I have completed the CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership, I am now working towards an MBA and pursuing MRICS chartered status via the Senior Professional Assessment pathway. This dual pathway is sharpening my evidence-based strategic insight and reinforcing RICS-aligned governance, empowering me to give boards credible, ethics-led assurance on asset valuation, lifecycle risk and capital reinvestment. I excel at steering complex, multimillion-pound contracts, embedding rigorous risk and H&S governance, and partnering with executives to drive net-zero, regeneration and service-transformation
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