Senior Chartered Surveyor / Associate

On behalf of our clients, we are recruiting for an experienced professional to fill an exciting position in the Chester-Le-Street Office.You will be responsible for developing and delivering their professional services across the region. You will deliver excellent customer service for mainly private clients and develop work. You will liaise with the wider team to identify and follow up opportunities to add value to the service they offer their clients.

Reporting Structure: The role reports to the Head of Office

The role and responsibilities:

·Develop work from new and existing clients, in association with other colleagues, and maintain an up-to-date work pipeline.

·Help to grow a team of surveyors to ensure they meet their financial objectives, provide excellent client service and develop their skills and experience.

·Provide advice to clients regarding renewable and energy developments, including option and lease negotiations

·Advise on rural sales and acquisitions.

·Undertake compensation and compulsory purchase work.

·Preparing professional valuations on behalf of clients, banks, legal representatives as required

·Preparing development appraisals, planning applications, nutrient neutrality assessments, and advising on BNG opportunities

·Advise on Landlords and tenant-related matters

·Undertake strategic planning for private and corporate clients.

·Deliver to agreed budget and targets.

·Maintain an up-to- date time sheet and record all necessary expenditures against the appropriate project.

The skills we are looking for in you:

·RICS accredited and ideally a registered valuer. A member of the CAAV is also Preferred. Demonstrable post qualifications experience of providing multi disciplined professional advice to landowners and tenants.

·Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and clients.

·The ability to assimilate and convey complex information to a variety of audiences

·Ability to Lead and manage a small team.

·Comfortable with a high degree of autonomy

·Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising task to ensure that deadlines are met

·Work in an organised and methodical fashion, with a high level of attention to detail

·Ability to learn new skills and working methods and be adaptable to change

·Ability to accept responsibility and work on your own initiative, whilst adhering to company polices and procedures

·Commercially astute, lateral thinker and capable of generating new business

·IT literate

·Proactive approach to work Car owner with full UK driving licence

Key Information you need to know:

·Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm

·Auto-enrolment pension scheme with Aviva ·Sickness pay

·25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays

·Well being activities

·Employee referral scheme

·Company charity events

·Each employee receives a branded gilet