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

Triumph Consultants Ltd

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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What's involved with this role:

Interim Senior Estates Surveyor

Reference no:
Manchester A2 / 1

Pay rate up to £40.00 per hour PAYE depending on experience

This opening assignment is for 3-4 months

Hybrid working The role holder will have lead accountability across a significant or specialist area for the delivery of a range of major technical projects and work packages that achieve the Council's corporate aims and objectives taking into account relevant statute and legislation. The role holder will provide high level technical consultancy support in the development of frameworks to deliver quality and appropriate development and outputs, particularly those requiring complex and specialist technical and legislative expertise, to deliver a quality service. The role holder will use extensive knowledge and expertise to develop, design and implement customer-focused technical solutions.

They will continually identify and champion opportunities to deliver improvement in service provision, assigning resources appropriately to ensure delivery of objectives Key responsibilities:

Provide a lead technical consultancy function for the assigned service area, ensuring that complex and innovative technical solutions are delivered in line with customer and legislative requirements. Dependent on the service area, this may include software / information technology support, engineering, surveying, curating or other specialist functions.
Accountable for the delivery of complex work packages (using project management methodology where appropriate) which deliver organisational objectives, deploying resources effectively and managing stakeholder and customer expectations throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Ensure that efficiencies in project, programme and maintenance service delivery are identified and exploited to provide improvements in the quality of service, with a consistent focus on improved quality, performance and customer service. People. Pride. Place.
Foster successful relationships, both internally and with partner organisations, and secure stakeholder commitment through strong and effective negotiation to ensure work packages are delivered effectively and to customer requirements and agreed objectives. Work closely with contractors where required to ensure effective work package delivery.
Effectively communicate significant complex technical issues including the analysis and interpretation of legislation to manage negotiations and necessary processes. This will include identifying and addressing complex issues and making informed recommendations on action needed to support key corporate objectives.
Represent the City Council as an expert witness at enquiries, tribunals and hearings or similar proceedings where appropriate.
Roles at this level may be required to manage a range of assigned resources, which may be human, financial or other, to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management of a team (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.
Dependent on the service area, the roleholder may be required to work on a rota basis including out of hours as required to meet customer demand.
Demonstrate a personal commitment to continuous self development and service improvement.
Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications

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

Analytical Skills: Skills to analyse a wide range of data and other sources of information to break them down into component parts, patterns and relationships; probes for further understanding of problems and makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis, demonstrating and understanding one issue may be part of a much larger system/issue.
Commercial Skills: Demonstrates sound business intelligence and ability to identify commercially viable opportunities and secure value for money in service delivery
Ability to identify patterns, trends and long term possibilities; can create and shape a vision of the future that fits in with the Council's long term objectives and is able to articulate strategy to a wider audience
Excellent communication, both oral and written. A skilled communicator in terms of the political/officer interface. Shows integrity, creates rapport, trust and confidence
Ability to build and maintain strong networks of support both internally and externally and to forge effective partnerships with external agencies, voluntary and statutory, and key stakeholders for the continuous improvement of services

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