Surveying Officer

North Yorkshire Council; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning and development packages

Career progression opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking an aspiring Chartered Surveyor in a Surveying Officer role, supporting estate management tasks while working toward the Assessment of Professional Competence. You’ll join the Estates team across Scarborough, Northallerton or Harrogate, and help with rent reviews, valuations and lease work.

You will develop through the role towards professional membership of the RICS and contribute to asset management initiatives within a hybrid work pattern requiring two days

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience preferred.
• Working towards MRICS qualification.
• Good knowledge of property management and asset strategy.
• Strong communication and data-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Conducting lower value property management tasks under guidance.
• Assist in rent reviews, renewals, and simple valuations.
• Monitor data, records and expenditure per policy, protect data boundary.
• Collaborate with the property team to meet asset management plans.
• Occasional site visits and handling straightforward property queries.
• Support general practice surveying and resolving technical queries.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Communication

Data driven

Microsoft Office

Education

MRICS path / Associate MRICS prospective membership

Job description

Are you an aspiring Chartered Surveyor with post qualification experience?

We are currently seeking a highly motivated, surveyor that is working towards their MRICS qualification. We are specifically looking for candidates with a number of years post qualification experience but may not yet have sat their Assessment of Professional Competence.

The Role:

The Estates team are looking to hire a Surveying Officer, who will work towards their Assessment of Professional Competence by working on a range of estate management tasks across North Yorkshire Council’s varied property estate.

The role will be based in either Scarborough, Northallerton or Harrogate

and assist the Estate Surveyors by;

• Conducting lower value property management tasks and managing a varied caseload under the guidance of senior staff.
• Assisting in resolving straightforward technical property queries.
• Carrying out simple rent reviews, lease renewals, property valuations, and similar professional work.

• Ensure that personal data, property records, performance indicators and expenditure are monitored and secured/ protected in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and NYC requirements for information Security and Confidentiality
• Work with colleagues across the wider property team to provide assurance that the council is adhering to its lease obligations and to ensure successful delivery of key aspects of our Asset Management Action Plan
• Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft software.

Other aspects of the role include;

• Helping to deliver specialised, tailored strategies
• General practise surveying
• Supporting resolving technical property queries
• Occasional site visits

As this role is career graded, it also presents an entry-level opportunity to develop into a career as a property based surveyor.

You will be supported in developing your knowledge, understanding, and experience of property, either working towards an accredited RICS qualification, and/or using appropriate experience, as defined by the RICS, to then progress onto professional membership of the RICS at Associate or Member level (AssocRICS or MRICS respectively).

The role offers the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, however there is the expectation to attend the office 2 days per week and attend in person meetings.

What you can bring

We are looking for someone who;

• Can collaboratively work towards a common strategy with a small team
• Has a good knowledge and understanding of property management/ asset strategy
• Is a good communicator
• Is data driven
• Can work flexibly

What We Offer:

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, offering a range of training and development opportunities and career progression allowing you to manage your own development journey and empowering you to control your career.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

• Modern flexible working practices
• Learning and development packages
• Career advancement opportunities
• Employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
• Green car and cycle schemes
• Travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Contact

If you are interested in learning more about our opportunity, please contactBryan Walker on [e-mail] or Philip Cowan on [e-mail] for an informal conversation.

Key Dates

Closing date: 04th November

Shortlisting: 5th-6th November

Interview dates: w/c 16th November