Senior Estates Surveyor

Senior Estates Surveyor
8 months on-going contract, Inside IR35
Lambeth, London
Job Purpose
Provision of strategic property advice across the spectrum from valuation, disposals, acquisitions to leasehold and commercial advice.

Treating all assets as a ‘corporate resource’, owned centrally for the benefit of the Council and its taxpayers.

Taking ownership for the delivery of part of the valuation and strategic assets work programme.

Supporting the implementation of the changes and improvements needed for VASA to become a value adding professional advisory and support function in delivering transformation to the Council, through maximising the benefit from technological changes and focus on becoming a data led service provider.
Responsibilities

To assist in the delivery of the Council’s strategic asset management framework including the capture of property demands, evaluation of property opportunities, capture of property data and review of property performance.
Reporting on VASA’s work including the performance of the estate and the supporting of internal and external scrutiny, as appropriate.
To assist in the delivery of the feeding of the capital pipeline through the strategic disposal of assets for the future delivery of major housing, education, infrastructure and other priorities, and to lead and innovate on new asset disposal and acquisition ideas, spotting opportunities and keeping a strong market ‘interface’.
To ensure all disposals are at best value to the Council, and to ensure past disposals are monitored to capture overage events and to ensure systems are in place to achieve this.
To seek to maximise revenue and/or value generation through lettings to third parties in our existing portfolios and spotting opportunities and securing those opportunities on new and emerging revenue generation.
To monitor ongoing lease arrangements to ensure the Council’s interest is secured where provisions allow and to ensure systems are in place to achieve this.
To assist on all dilapidation claims against the Council with the objective of mitigating claims and keeping all settlements to a minimum.
Sourcing of commercial opportunities to be purchased to provide a secure income stream or enable added value.
Assist on major regeneration projects, particularly those involving complex Joint Ventures, land swaps, or other transactional services, including CPO, working with the Assistant Head on complex strategic negotiations.
Provide advice and professional support to the Council on all aspects of strategic housing advice, including significant enfranchisement cases, buybacks and minor disposals.
To deal with all estate management and general surveying advice relating to the occupation of premises by third party groups as well as all property issues arising out other Council initiatives.
To seek and implement opportunities for the reduction of carbon on the estate collaborating with colleagues across the Council where appropriate.

Knowledge

Educated to degree level and a professional qualification e.g.

RICS
Detailed knowledge and understanding of the property industry and the opportunities it offers to local authorities.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of estate and asset management

If interested in the role, please contact me at moeez.muhammed@servicecare.org.uk