Estates Surveyor

Oxfam; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave

Company sick pay

Life assurance

Job summary

Oxfam is seeking an Estates Surveyor to deliver a comprehensive, agile Estates service across our nationwide retail portfolio. You will support retail teams with expert property advice and professional surveying to ensure the shop network is well managed and positioned for impact.

You will manage acquisitions and disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews, and landlord/tenant negotiations, working with internal and external professionals to secure value, manage risk, and support Oxfam's mission of

Qualifications

• Practising Chartered surveyor with relevant estates management experience.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive estates services across nationwide retail portfolio.
• Handle acquisitions and disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews and landlord/tenant negotiations.
• Provide expert property advice and professional surveying services to maximise impact.
• Support retail teams and managers and manage risk to secure value for money.

Skills

Chartered surveyor status / autonomous

Negotiation skills

Strong communication

Analytical problem solving

Relationship building

Education

MRICS or equivalent

Job description

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role

As an Estates Surveyor at Oxfam, you will play a key role in delivering a comprehensive, agile, and responsive Estates service across our nationwide retail portfolio. Supporting retail teams and managers, you will provide expert property advice and professional surveying services to ensure Oxfam's shop network is effectively managed and positioned to maximise its impact.

You will be responsible for a wide range of property matters, including acquisitions and disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews, and landlord and tenant negotiations. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external property professionals, you will help secure value for money, manage risk, and support Oxfam's strategic objectives through effective estate management.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded property professional who is passionate about using their expertise to support a purpose-driven organisation and contribute to Oxfam's mission of tackling poverty and inequality worldwide.

What we are looking for

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have

• Organisational skills and experience
• Effective communicator
• Analytical and problem-solving skills and experience
• Practising Chartered surveyor (or relevant equivalent experience) with in-depth knowledge of professional specialist area with appropriate experience to work autonomously
• Adaptable, flexible, able to deal with a wide range of conflicting needs and demands.
• Strong negotiating skills
• Strong team working skills
• Ability to network, build relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Self starter - able to work in a delegated capacity

We offer

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.