Estates Surveyor - (Re-advertisement) - GLA14191

Glasgow; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Glasgow is seeking a qualified Estates Surveyor to join their team on a permanent basis. This role involves providing property advice, handling land disposals, and overseeing commercial and residential acquisitions. The ideal candidate will be MRICS qualified, possess strong communication skills, and have experience in property negotiations. Benefits include 26 days annual leave and a local government pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days paid annual leave

5 paid public holidays

Local government pension scheme

Life and Personal Accident Insurance

Occupational Sickness Pay

Staff Benefit Scheme

Glasgow Credit Union

Qualifications

• Significant experience in marketing and negotiating sales and acquisitions of land and property.
• Experience in property development and public sector working is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advise on all aspects of property services including lease renewals and rent reviews.
• Dispose of and acquire commercial and residential land and buildings.
• Provide a co-ordinated property service within a team.

Skills

Excellent report writing skills

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Confident

Computer literate

Interpersonal skills

Education

MRICS qualified with a degree in a property related subject

Tools

Property management systems

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for an Estates Surveyor to join us on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you're interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Chartered Surveyor to join Glasgow City Council to deliver advice and shape the portfolio of the largest Council in Scotland.

Based at Exchange House, you will be part of a team responsible for the provision of a co-ordinated property service, disposing of and acquiring commercial and residential land and buildings. You will advise on all aspects of property services, lease renewals, rent reviews, terminations and acquisitions. You will have excellent report writing skills and be a good communicator.

MRICS qualified with a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a property related subject is an essential requirement of this role. You should also have considerable experience of marketing and negotiating sales and acquisitions of land and property. Experience of property development, property management and public sector working would be advantageous but are not prerequisites.

You will be self-motivated and confident, be computer literate with excellent IT and interpersonal skills, be capable of working on your own initiative and as part of a team in line with performance standards and deadlines. Familiarity with property management systems would be helpful.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 35 per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday

Annual Salary: £43,956.89 - £51,154.27 on an incremental scale

Glasgow City Council offers a range of family-friendly policies to support employees in balancing work and personal life, such as our flexible working procedure and work/life balance policy which are available here, and are a day one employment right

If you're shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance through our family friendly policies, such as our flexible working procedure and work/life balance policy which are available here.

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you're successful in your job application, you'll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years' service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Details on our policies are available here.

Application Packs

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Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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