Senior Estate Surveyor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 65.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days leave plus bank holidays

LGPS

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Volunteer opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Somerset Council is seeking a Senior Disposal Surveyor to join the Estates Strategy and Development team. The role involves managing acquisitions and disposals from valuation advice to completion, across rural and urban sites with hybrid working.

Travel across Somerset is required, and existing right to work in the UK is essential. You will negotiate complex transactions, support asset development, and provide professional property advice to senior managers and elected members, with a focus on

Qualifikationen

• Deliver complex property transactions independently.
• Analyse complex property, financial and legal information.
• Organise and prioritise a demanding caseload with minimal supervision.
• Provide professional property advice to senior managers and stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Manage acquisitions and disposals through to completion.
• Coordinate disposals of non-operational assets across delivery cycle.
• Negotiate high-value transactions to secure best value for the council.
• Identify and progress asset development opportunities with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, council policy and health and safety.

Kenntnisse

Disposals

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical skills

Project management

Ausbildung

RICS membership

Jobbeschreibung

This senior disposal surveyor post sits in the Estates Strategy and Development team at Somerset Council, which oversees around 4,000 assets. The core work is disposing of non-operational property and acquisitions, from valuation advice and appointing agents through to completion, with self-directed responsibility for deals up to around £1 million. Regular travel to rural and urban sites across the county is combined with hybrid working. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as no visa sponsorship is offered.

What the job involves

• Manage property acquisitions and disposals, including freehold and leasehold transactions, through to completion
• Coordinate disposals of non-operational assets across the whole delivery cycle, including advising on values and appointing agents
• Negotiate complex and high-value transactions to secure best value for the council
• Manage complex casework independently, including transactions with higher value, risk or technical complexity
• Identify and progress asset development opportunities, coordinating planning, design and multidisciplinary advice
• Contribute to asset management strategies, property reviews and long-term plans for the estate
• Provide professional property advice to senior managers, elected members, services and other stakeholders
• Assess properties and develop business cases
• Coordinate multiple stakeholders, clients and internal professionals
• Ensure compliance with legislation, council policy, professional standards, health and safety and equality duties
• Travel to a variety of sites across Somerset to inspect or review assets, some in rural areas

What’s required

Qualifications

• Membership or associate membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Experience

• Delivering complex property transactions independently
• Working with and influencing a range of stakeholders, clients and partners
• Analysing complex property, financial and legal information
• Organising and prioritising a varied, demanding caseload with minimal supervision

Skills & knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of statutory regulations on estates and property management
• Up-to-date professional knowledge maintained through training and continuing professional development
• Sound professional and commercial judgement
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective stakeholder and relationship-management skills

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence and access to a car
• Right to work in the UK without needing visa sponsorship

Other

• Confidence to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Sufficient in-person attendance and travel across Somerset

What’s offered

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme, with the option of additional voluntary contributions
• Flexible and hybrid working, including flexible working around core hours
• Health and wellbeing support, including confidential employee assistance
• Paid volunteering opportunities