Estates Surveyor

Purpose and impact:

The role is part of the Property Strategy and Estates team, where you will provide professional property / estates advice to WNC. As an advocate of best practice, you will be responsible for delivering a caseload of estates matters covering the Clients operational and non-operational (investment) property portfolio which currently extends to approximately 1,000 assets.

Using your existing knowledge of property and estates management practices, you will deliver acquisition and disposals projects and provide technical advice and guidance to other members of the Property Strategy and Estates team, as well as internal and external clients. You will provide detailed and strategically focussed advice to the Property Strategy and Estates teams, ensuring that its substantial portfolio is robustly managed to maximise revenue income while minimising operational costs.

Through the delivery of strategic acquisitions and disposals you will contribute to the delivery of the Clients’ wider financial requirements while delivering innovative property solutions that enable services to transform and deliver the highest quality of service to the residents of West Northamptonshire. By fostering strong relations within other public sector organisations, you will seek opportunities that support the effective, and cost effective, delivery of public sector services across West Northamptonshire, enabling communities to thrive.

Responsibilities:

• To manage the delivery of a caseload of estates / property management activities including lease renewals, rent reviews, title disputes etc
• To progress and deliver property disposals within appropriate timescales and in line with best value requirement. This will include developing town planning-led solutions to create added development value through achieving planning consents and the procurement and management of external specialist consultants where appropriate.
• Undertake valuations and support the effective management of the councils 5-year asset and insurance programme.
• To support the creation and implementation of short, and long-term action plans to deliver property solutions, and to support the transformation of council services.
• To be able to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders to achieve outcomes which meet those objectives, whilst still delivering value for money.
• Be a mentor to junior members of the team, providing technical advice and guidance, including supporting the councils Graduate Estates Surveyor to become professional members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and expediently as possible.
• To be aware of the impact that activities will have on the budgets of the Property Strategy and Estates budgets, and manage caseload effectively to positively contribute to the delivery of budgets and any savings / efficiencies that may be required
• To contribute and manage partnership working with internal and external stakeholders, to deliver collaborative initiatives, and implement improvements in cross-cutting working relationships
• Actively challenge and seek to eliminate any directly or indirectly discriminatory practice or behaviours.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs and ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons.
• This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies a level of responsibility at which they will be required to work. In the interests of effective working, the major tasks
• may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Property management techniques and methods
• Management techniques and methods
• Up to date knowledge of Property, Estates Management, Landlord and Tenant, Property Valuation and Property Transactions

Relevant experience: Essential / Desirable Measured by

• Experience in influencing and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Understanding of the impact that caseload can have on the delivery of service budgets and delivering outputs to meet corporate financial targets
• Experience of dealing with a varied caseload of property matter
• Experience of identifying and driving commercial opportunities from property assets

Education, training and work qualifications:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in an Estates Management of similar discipline
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Register Valuer
• Project management training and / or qualification.
• Management training and / or qualification

Rate Of Pay

£350 - £450 (Flexible)

Location: NN1 1ED