Associate Director, Lead Valuation Surveyor

TML Recruitment; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Benefits package

Job summary

TML Recruitment is assisting a well-established Chartered Surveyors firm in Hertfordshire with the recruitment of an Associate Director - Valuation (Lead Valuation Surveyor). The role is hybrid, with 2 days in-office and responsibilities spanning day-to-day valuation leadership, client relationships, and APC support.

You will be a Chartered Surveyor with Registered Valuer status, handling commercial property valuations and development appraisals, while mentoring graduates and ensuring technical

Qualifications

• RICS-qualified Chartered Surveyor with Registered Valuer status.
• Strong experience in commercial property valuations and development appraisals.
• Proven ability to manage multiple instructions to strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking commercial property valuations and development appraisals across a range of property types and purposes.
• Managing valuation instructions from initial enquiry and quotation through to inspection, reporting and completion.
• Maintaining and growing relationships with existing clients, contributing to the ongoing development of the Valuation service.
• Managing your own workload to ensure instructions are delivered to a high technical standard and within agreed timescales.
• Supervising and mentoring graduate surveyors, including support through the valuation elements of their APC.
• Overseeing the day-to-day professional requirements of the Valuation service, including RICS and Valuer Registration compliance and input into PI renewal.
• Working collaboratively across the wider team of Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers.

Skills

Client relationship management

Valuation knowledge

Leadership / supervising graduates

Report writing

Education

RICS Chartered Surveyor

Registered Valuer

Job description

Job Title: Associate Director - Valuation (Lead Valuation Surveyor) - Chartered Surveyors

Location: Hertfordshire / Hybrid / 2 days in office

Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 + Commission + Benefits

A well-established, multi-disciplinary firm of Chartered Surveyors operating from multiple offices in Hertfordshire and Central London, with decades of experience advising on commercial property across retail, office, industrial and investment sectors.

The firm acts for a broad client base including major lenders, local authorities, housing associations and private individuals, and has built a reputation for a personal, responsive service backed by genuine technical depth.

The Role

A newly available, hands‑on opportunity for an experienced Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer to take day-to-day responsibility for the firm's Valuation service, with a clear path to Partner or Head of. This is a fee-earning role covering a broad range of commercial property valuations and development appraisals across different asset classes, principally for loan security, acquisition, accounts and other professional purposes. You'll work alongside an established team of Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers, hold and develop key client relationships, and play a central role in supporting graduate surveyors through their RICS APC.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking commercial property valuations and development appraisals across a range of property types and purposes
• Managing valuation instructions from initial enquiry and quotation through to inspection, reporting and completion
• Maintaining and growing relationships with existing clients, contributing to the ongoing development of the Valuation service
• Managing your own workload to ensure instructions are delivered to a high technical standard and within agreed timescales
• Supervising and mentoring graduate surveyors, including support through the valuation elements of their APC
• Overseeing the day-to-day professional requirements of the Valuation service, including RICS and Valuer Registration compliance and input into PI renewal
• Working collaboratively across the wider team of Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers

Candidate Requirements

• RICS qualified Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer
• Commercial property valuation experience across a range of property types
• Sound knowledge of valuation methodology, RICS professional standards and valuation reporting
• Able to manage a varied valuation workload independently and take ownership of client instructions
• Strong client relationship and communication skills
• Comfortable supervising and developing graduate surveyors
• Commercial, organised and self‑motivated, with high professional and technical standards
• Clean driving licence

Keywords: Valuation Surveyor, Associate Director, Head of Valuation, Registered Valuer, RICS, Chartered Surveyor, Commercial Property Valuation, Development Appraisals, APC, Loan Security Valuation, Hertfordshire, Kings Langley, London