Valuer and Estates Surveyor

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Surveyor to join our Asset Team providing valuations and specialist estates advice on various projects. Including broadening portfolios and strategic investment, reviewing and managing existing properties for asset management purposes, ensuring profitability whilst continuing to benefit to the local community., You will be a trusted professional within the Asset team in providing valuations, guidance and recommendations as necessary for the proactive management of the Councils land and property portfolios and associated transactions. Our diverse portfolio ranges from single site clients to multi-tenanted properties, listed buildings, development land to multiple commercial letting and industrial estates.

Providing all valuation requirements including annual capital and insurance valuations, valuations for rental purposes including rent reviews, lease renewals and surrenders together with valuations for property option appraisals and development proposals. You will also be required to undertake a wide range of estate management work including lettings, reviews, renewals and inspections.

As part of the role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the shaping of property related policies and use, working in accordance with the Council's policies, aims and objectives including the Council's Land & Property Asset Management Plan.

Sitting within a wider service area, the Asset team works alongside Council Priorities, Project Management and Property. Publica is a Council owned employment company which delivers shared services between Cotswold, West Oxfordshire, and Forest of Dean District Councils and Cheltenham Borough Council. The Asset team is responsible for property portfolios across three of these partner Councils.

Here is what one of our Valuer & Estates Surveyor says:

"The variety of work has been a refreshing change which has given me the opportunity to expand my skill base and to dust off a few skills that haven't been used for a while.

The working environment is very friendly with the flexible working approach being a real breath of fresh air as it has allowed me to structure my day to fit personal as well as professional needs."

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience)


• Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors


• RICS Registered Valuer


• Experience of asset management work within a Local Authority portfolio is desirable. We would also welcome candidates within the private sector who currently work in a Valuer and Estates Surveyor role.


• Excellent report writing skills
  
  This permanent role offers flexibility, with agile home and office working allowing you that extra freedom and work life balance., Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working


• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)


• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice


• Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care


• Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings


• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues


• Cycle to work scheme


• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars


• Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)


• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements


• Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury


• Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary


These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!