Estate Surveyor

KPMG International Cooperative; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG International Cooperative is seeking an Estate Surveyor to join the Estate Management team in Reading. The role involves owning lease management activities, advising stakeholders, and coordinating external agents to achieve value-focused outcomes.

The position is hybrid, based in Reading with travel across the UK. You will review and implement strategic property solutions, lead lease negotiations and manage information across the UK office portfolio, contributing to budgets and forecasts as

Qualifications

• MRICS qualification preferred or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Review, develop and implement strategic property solutions across the UK office portfolio.
• Lead and support leasehold negotiations, including rent reviews and dilapidations.
• Assess opportunities to dispose of surplus accommodation or acquire new space with clear analysis.
• Resolve property matters with concise reports to support decisions.
• Select and manage property agents, consultants and legal advisers to ensure value for money.
• Maintain accurate property, lease, market and portfolio information and contribute to monthly reporting.
• Support property budgets, monitor expenditure and coordinate with Finance on forecasts.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and guide junior team members.
• Demonstrate experience in corporate real estate management, acquisitions, disposals and lease management.
• Interpret lease and contract terms and apply them to property matters including dilapidations.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisers to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Prepare and maintain property information, reports and expenditure forecasts with strong analytics.

Education

MRICS

Job description

Group Corporate Services brings together the internal support services that help the firm grow, protect its operations and run effectively and efficiently. Within this capability, the Office Services Domain creates safe, efficient and productive working environments, while the Facilities Property team manages the acquisition, disposal, maintenance and improvement of the UK office portfolio. As an Estate Surveyor in the Estate Management team, you will support the development and practical delivery of the UK property strategy. You will take ownership of a substantial range of lease management activity, advise stakeholders on property matters and coordinate external agents, consultants and legal representatives to achieve effective, value-focused outcomes. This is a hybrid role based in Reading. You will work flexibly across the Reading office, other UK offices and from home according to business requirements. Travel throughout the UK is required. Roles and responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Estate Manager to review, develop and implement strategic property solutions across the UK office portfolio.
• Lead and support leasehold negotiations, including lease restructuring, rent reviews and dilapidations, using external experts where appropriate to secure strong commercial outcomes.
• Assess and progress opportunities to dispose of surplus accommodation or acquire new space, providing clear analysis and recommendations.
• Resolve technical, legal and lease-related property matters and prepare concise reports that support informed decisions.
• Select, brief and manage property agents, consultants and legal advisers, challenging advice and costs to deliver quality and value for money.
• Maintain accurate property, lease, market and portfolio information, contribute to monthly reporting and identify opportunities to improve estate performance.
• Support property budgets, monitor expenditure, approve costs within agreed authority and work with Finance colleagues on forecasts, variations and monthly accruals.
• Build trusted relationships across the firm and with external partners, provide a responsive point of contact for estate matters, and give clear direction to junior team members.
• Demonstrable experience of corporate real estate management, including property acquisitions, disposals and lease management.
• Practical knowledge of lease and contract terms, with the ability to interpret clauses and apply them to property matters, including dilapidations.
• Evidence of leading or supporting complex property negotiations and producing clear, commercially focused recommendations.
• Experience of coordinating internal stakeholders and managing external property agents, consultants or legal advisers to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate property information, reports, budgets or expenditure forecasts, supported by strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Clear written, verbal and presentation skills, with evidence of facilitating meetings, delivering briefings and building agreement among stakeholders with different priorities.
• Ideally qualified to Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) with post qualification experience in a similar role.

Why Corporate Services at KPMG?

Corporate Services operates as a £multi-million business within our business and, through our combined efforts, we enable the firm to serve our people, our clients and wider society. The internal expertise, advice, support and services we provide to our client-facing business are fundamental to the success of our firm. Through collaboration, agility, fresh thinking and innovation, we help our people across the firm to work in a way that's smarter and more sustainable. We're a cross-functional team, bringing together technically knowledgeable experts across a wide range of critical activities to help grow, run and protect our business. Our areas span Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Digital, Finance and Commercial, People and Resourcing, and Risk and Legal.