Property Surveyor

Service Care Solutions; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector client based in County Durham is seeking a Property Surveyor to join their Strategic Property Management team. This full-time temporary position involves managing estate activities, negotiating property matters, and ensuring compliance with various regulations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant subject and MRICS membership, alongside significant estate management experience. Offering competitive pay of £28 per hour inside IR35.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250 upon successful placement

Qualifications

• Significant experience in estate management, including valuation, acquisitions, disposals and leasing.

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload relating to estate management activities.
• Negotiating acquisitions, disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews and wayleaves.
• Undertaking asset valuations in line with RICS and CIPFA requirements.
• Supporting strategic and operational projects with external partners.
• Supervising and supporting the casework and development of other staff.
• Ensuring compliance with legislative, financial and procurement requirements.

Skills

Strong negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Presentation skills

Report writing skills

Education

Degree level education in property or relevant subject

Full Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

Job description

Job Description

A client within the Public Sector based in County Durham is currently recruiting for a Property Surveyor to join their Strategic Property Management team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis, with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a property management environment.

The Role Key purpose of the role :

To support the delivery of the Council’s Property Management service, ensuring efficient management, use and occupation of the estate. You will assist in identifying opportunities for rationalisation or disposal and proactively manage the Council’s property portfolio, including acquisitions, disposals, valuations and lease management.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to :

• Managing a varied and continuous caseload relating to estate management activities
• Negotiating acquisitions, disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews and wayleaves
• Undertaking asset valuations in line with RICS and CIPFA requirements
• Supporting strategic and operational projects with external partners
• Supervising and supporting the casework and development of other staff
• Ensuring compliance with legislative, financial and procurement requirements

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require :

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a property or relevant subject
• Full Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) (for Grade 12 consideration)
• Significant experience in estate management, including valuation, acquisitions, disposals and leasing

The below skills would be beneficial for the role :

• Strong negotiating, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of local government and strategic asset management
• Good communication, presentation and report writing skills

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such is offering £28 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £22 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to or call Amelia at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967

to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details or forward this advert to them. If they are successful in securing the position, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.