Senior Estates Surveyor - London, United Kingdom - Triumph Consultants Ltd

Triumph Consultants Ltd
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What's involved with this role:


Interim Senior Estates Surveyor - Property & Estates

Reference no:
Hillingdon RQ850650

Pay rate:
£380.00 per day PAYE

Role Length:
This opening assignment is for 6 months

Car driver with valid license, insurance and vehicle or ability to travel in and out of the Borough To co-ordinate and deliver a comprehensive Estates Management Service in managing and developing key assets including the commercial portfolio, strategic land holdings and development sites, ensuring that the Council's financial returns are optimised and long-term interest is safeguarded in accordance with the Development and Asset Management Strategies. To be responsible for managing an agreed portfolio of assets to ensure financial returns are optimised. Deputise for the Principal Estates Surveyor and Head of Property and Estates and proactively participate in relevant meetings as required.


Key responsibilities:

  • Contribute towards providing an Estates Service to all Service Groups within the Council to meet the property requirements of the Council's policy objectives.
  • Undertake property management of all types of Council property, including shops, offices and industrial premises, negotiating rent reviews, leases and licenses, managing vacant properties, dealing with consents under leases and negotiating terminations and renewals (including pursuing dilapidations claims).
  • Promote full occupation of let property, deal with landlord and tenant matters and maintain sound commercial practices and returns on performance.
  • Negotiate wayleave and easement matters with statutory authorities and other bodies, or on behalf of the council for other property.
  • Conduct negotiations with owners, or their professional advisers, using specialist skills and advanced level of knowledge of the disciplines associated with the acquisition and disposal of land and buildings, assessing and settling any claims for compensation, leasing, licensing, rent reviews or granting of taking such other interests in land as required by the Council.
  • Represent the Estates Team on multidisciplinary groups to advise on policy, programming and appropriate procedures. Represent the Council on a variety of property matters, including acting as expert witness in legal proceedings, Arbitrations, Tribunals and Court hearings.
  • Provide professional advice to Members and prepare Cabinet /Committee reports or briefing papers.
  • Undertake valuations of residential and commercial property for a variety of purposes including Right to Buy, equity share and for appropriation purposes between Committees or service uses.
  • Support the management, coordination, budget setting, monitoring and reconciliation of all service charge expenditure within the portfolio.

"Role Requirements" - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:


Qualifications:


  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • RICS qualified desirable.

Experience:


  • Demonstrable experience and knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Law and practice.
  • Experience of analysing and conveying complex information to a number of different audiences.
  • Significant experience of property case management.
  • Experience of developing and managing a strong customer service culture.
  • Experience of working in a team.
  • Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.

Knowledge & Skills:


  • Demonstrable property case management skills.
  • Influencing and negotiating skills.
  • An indepth knowledge and understanding of landlord and tenant law.
  • An understanding of income recovery and the management of commercial leases and licences.
  • Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines in a challenging environment.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing expertise, able to work intuitively and liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences
  • Must have a full, current UK driving licence and the use of a vehicle at all times.
  • Ability to fully access sites in order to inspect land and buildings.
  • Ability to travel out of Borough to evaluate potential contractors and consultants.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service which will include occasional attendance at evening meetings.

_To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF._
**_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send yo
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