Chartered Valuation Surveyor - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Valuation Office Agency

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Salary:

- £42,840
  • National Minimum £42,840 or £44,714 if 2 years Post Qualification Experience
    Job grade:
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • VOA
  • Surveyor Caseworkers
  • Chief Valuer Group
  • District Valuer Services
    Type of role:
  • Property
  • Surveying
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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Location

  • Aberdeen, Edinburgh, GlasgowAbout the job

Job summary:

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector's property valuation experts and advisers.

We're one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country offering access to a whole host of learning and development opportunities to support your career development.


At the heart of the agency, we are committed to providing our people with a work environment which is accommodating and accessible to all.

We value diversity and inclusion and prioritise equality in everything we do.

Our people are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work within a culture that values different perspectives to help tackle complex problems, promote innovation, and deliver stronger decision making in a safe and supportive environment.

Applicants are welcomed from a diverse range of backgrounds to join our organisation as this enables us to be representative of the communities that we serve.


We're looking for dedicated and knowledgeable Chartered Surveyors offering in depth Surveying knowledge and commercial flare to join the District Valuer Services (DVS) Team in Scotland.


Job description:

DVS is organised into 5 sectors: National Taxation, Local & Devolved Government, Transport, Health and Central Government.

We operate on a commercial basis, in competition with the private sector in all but our National Taxation business sector.

We provide a wide range of advice across all aspects of the public sector. There is a CAAV network, and we encourage and support those wishing to gain the CAAV accreditation.


You should be able to manage a complex workload within specialist teams and be prepared to work closely with colleagues across the region to deliver for our clients.


Our Chartered Surveyors have the freedom to manage their own diaries and are empowered to deliver under their own autonomy.

We trust our people and look forward to welcoming your skills into our surveying community.


Person specification:


  • The ability to provide good quality valuation and property advice that meets all current best practice and RICS standards.
  • A good understanding of the commercial and economic environment.
  • Strong analytical and judgement skills and the ability to interpret a range of evidence to reach sound conclusions and make effective decisions.
  • Great communication skills and be able to deal with a wide range of customers and stakeholders.
  • The ability to work as part of a team and to motivate and inspire others to deliver results. You will support and develop our pipeline of trainee surveyors and oversee them through their APC and coaching peers.
  • The ability to deliver work against milestones and act promptly to reassess workloads and priorities when there are conflicting demands.

Skills, experience and qualifications essential for this role

  • Full driving licence.
  • Willingness to travel, some overnight stays may be required.
  • Willingness to be flexible on work areas and undertaking work outside of their region.
  • You must be eligible to become an RICS Registered Valuer either by having undertaken the valuation competency to level 3 during your RICS assessment or be willing to undertake the bespoke assessment for the purposes of valuer registration.
The RICS Valuer Registration Scheme (VRS) criteria as determined by the RICS is as follows:


Licences:


  • Driving Licence
    Qualifications:
  • Full MRICS or FRICS Qualification
  • We will also consider applicants due to qualify as MRICS in Session

Memberships:


  • MRICS or FRICS
    Behaviours:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Developing Self and Others

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • There will be a Technical element within the interview where you will be asked a series of questions to demonstrate your specific professional skills and knowledge related directly to the job role and context.

Benefits:

The VOA operates a Flexible Working policy, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments.

The VOA also operates Hybrid Working - your role will be a combination of office and home working.


We offer a generous leave allowance that starts at 25 days and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' service.

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