Associate / Senior Associate - Commercial Valuation Advisory - Public Sector & NHS

Montagu Evans LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Montagu Evans is seeking an Associate to join its Specialist Valuation team, focusing on complex valuation matters across the NHS and wider Public Sector, as well as private sector work. The role involves leading valuation assignments, managing junior staff, and delivering high-quality Red Book compliant reports.

You will report to two partners with market-leading public sector experience and work within a collaborative Advisory team that delivers strategic valuation, land agency and development

Qualifications

• MRICS qualified and competent in RICS Red Book valuations.
• High attention to detail and organised work approach.
• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake valuations for investment, development and financial reporting.
• Prepare detailed Red Book valuation reports.
• Apply market analysis and valuation methods to assets.
• Produce concise Red Book reports and written advice.
• Research and present complex planning and market data.
• Liaise with clients and auditors on inputs and outputs.
• Engage in business development and client meetings.
• Mentor and develop junior colleagues within the team.
• Collaborate with other Montagu Evans teams for holistic advice.
• Stay current with market trends and regulatory changes.
• Represent the firm at industry events and client meetings.
• Raise VA team's profile through industry activities.

Skills

Valuation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

MRICS qualified

Job description

Overview

The Firm

Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity, because that's where the most meaningful opportunities live.

Our purpose is to bring clarity, creativity, and conviction to the complex. We are experts who collaborate to create value, not just preserve it and our team is built for impact, not oversight.

We specialise in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, where political, technical or commercial challenges demand a joined-up approach.

The Department

This role is to sit within our Advisory Department led byJosh Myersonandcomprises4Teams:

• Valuation,Assetand Investment Advisory
• Strategic and Development Advisory
• Rating Advisory
• Residential Valuation Advisory

Advisorycomprisesof over 130 experts across all3of our national offices.

• Advisory benefits from a huge critical mass ofexpertiseand a diversity of experience. Projects can range from:
• placemaking the evolution of our town centres where we advise owners on asset management and repurposing;
• strategic development advice to the public and private sector on delivering their medium to long termobjectives;
• minimising the costs of re-development for some of London's largest developers through rating strategy;
• supporting residential developers value land be that for viability,acquisitionor the formation of a new garden town;
• helping the owners and occupiers of major portfolios secure the correct model both operational and financially through strategic thinking and problem solving;
• innovating through valuations of some of the most interesting public and private property portfolios spread across the firms’ key sectors of Town Centres, Healthcare, Housing and London.

Advisory is...

• Extracting and unlocking value
• Interpreting policy to maximise benefits for our clients
• Applying innovative ideas to challenge the status quo
• Counselling clients to achieve their goals andobjectivesSupporting clients critical thinking to improve the performance of their assets
• Simplifying complex problems and creating solutions

The Team

This role is within our profitable and market-leading Valuation Advisory team. It is divided into a 'Commercial' Valuation workstream and 'Specialist' Valuation workstream.

The team offers a focused yet varied range of services for the public and private sectors, including purchase and disposal reports, asset valuations, option appraisals, secured lending valuations, credit reports, alternative use assessments, portfolio strategy support, overage and clawback assessments, and land agency. The common theme being that all of these have valuation at their core.

The team has ambitious growth plans given the increasing demand for its services from a combination of existing and new clients.

We are currently looking for an Associate to join our Specialist Valuation team to focus on complex valuation matters across the NHS & wider Public Sector, as well as the private sector. The highly successful team are looking to further grow and continue to develop their market leading advice and client relationships. This is a key role undertaking a wide range of valuation orientated advice whilst managing a team of surveyors and graduate surveyors.

The role will offer the right candidate a great career opportunity to work within a busy and growing team, with the opportunity for meaningful future advancement in a highly successful partnership.

Role Overview

Valuation Advisory is seeking a skilled and motivated Associate / Senior Associate who thrives on the challenges of a mix of valuation, strategic and land agency work with a healthcare and public sector focus. Core clients include:

• NHS Property Services Limited
• East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
• Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• London Borough of Sutton
• Milton Keynes City Council
• Royal Botanical Gardens Kew

You will report into two partners who have market-leading positions across the public sector and are often recommended by decision makers within Government to provide trusted advice.

It is a challenging time for our clients in the public sector, but with that challenge comes the need for high quality and innovative advice. We are at the forefront of addressing our client's challenges through the work that we do - whether that is extracting much needed capital receipts from surplus land sales to be reinvested back into the public purse, acquiring land to deliver modern accommodation, adding value through strategic valuation advice, or supporting complex business cases.

Responsibilities

Valuation Expertise

• Undertake valuations for investment, development, and financial reporting purposes
• Prepare detailed valuation reports in accordance with the RICS Valuation - Global Standards (Red Book)
• Use sound market analysis and recognised valuation methodologies across commercial, operational and mixed-use assets
• Preparing high quality and concise Red Book valuation reports and written advice for clients
• Research, analysis and presentation of complex planning, appraisal and market data
• Liaising with clients and auditors to discuss valuation inputs and outputs
• Business development and client meetings

Team Collaboration & Support

• Contribute to team development through knowledge-sharing and supporting junior colleagues
• Work collaboratively with other Montagu Evans teams to provide holistic advice

Market Engagement

• Stay up to date with market trends, regulatory updates, and wider economic influences
• Represent the firm at industry events, client meetings, and networking opportunities
• Raising the internal and external profile of the VA team through industry events and activities

Qualifications

• MRICS qualified and competent in RICS Red Book valuations
• High attention to detail, well organised and good initiative
• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
• Excellent communication skills