Senior Commercial Property Surveyor - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Description

The Department

The Property and Investment Team sits within the Council's Regeneration Directorate and manages and maintains the authority's multi-million pound property portfolio.

The team also provides professional general practice property expertise to the authorities' municipal port, regeneration and capital projects.

The authority has a broad and varied portfolio of property assets across the UK.

This includes a large municipal port, assets in all the major property sectors, industrial (multi-let and single-let), retail, offices, leisure (hotels and golf courses), agricultural and alternatives.

The total asset value is in the region of £1 billion and the commercial assets generate a net income of around £25 million per annum.

What is the role?

Working in a mixed professional team you will support the estate and asset management function of the property investment team, reporting to the Head of Commercial Property.

A strong general practice or landlord and tenant background is ideal, and your work will also include supporting other members of the team who are working towards RICS qualification.

Duties include estate management work including undertaking lease renewals, rent reviews, new lettings, assignments, licences and other general estate management matters, as well as overseeing a portfolio of council properties, including ensuring the landlord and tenant matters are prioritised well, arrears are being monitored and ensuring appropriate action being taken.

You will also be involved with preparing client reporting information the portfolio and ensuring work is being completed by the wider team in a timely way.

You will also be supporting capital schemes, including delivery of masterplans or other development work, where applicable, and identifying revenue and capital income generation, as well as costs savings.

You will also be part of supporting graduate and trainee surveyors, assisting with mentoring them on their paths to becoming fully competent, professionally qualified surveyors.

What you'll need to succeed

You need to be a Member or Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with at least 5 years PQE, and have demonstrable knowledge and experience of Asset Management to include Landlord and Tenant work, and a pragmatic common-sense approach to property matters.

You will also have experience of undertaking Red Book valuations on a variety of property types.

You will also have knowledge and experience of property investment analysis and the acquisition and disposal process, with a desire to develop your skills and those under your supervision

You will also have a strong business approach to providing professional property services and be competent in I.T. with a willingness to embrace new systems. You will have a valid driving licence as you will frequently travel around our area (we have pool vehicles available if needed)

We are looking for an individual who can show a good combination of technical knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm for the role.

What you'll get in return working for Portsmouth City Council
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

A generous pension scheme
Up to 31 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time.
Flexible / hybrid working
A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
Potential to purchase additional annual leave
Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

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What next
We look forward to speaking with you soon.