Estates Surveyor - Braintree District Council

Estates Surveyor - Braintree District Council

Braintree District Council

Permanent, Part Time

£47,425 - £51,436 per annum (pro rata)

Location: Braintree

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd January

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree Council to recruit this Estates Surveyor vacancy.

To Apply for the role please click here:- Estates Surveyor

The Opportunity:

We have a new opportunity for experienced property professional to join our Property and Asset Management Team at Braintree District Council.

The Role:

About our Property and Asset Management Service

We provide professional asset and estate management services and deliver property management solutions for the general fund portfolio. The portfolio is mostly commercial property and land including corporate offices, leisure centres, investment property, country park estates, and community centres.

This role is to support the Service with the estate management of an allocated commercial and corporate property portfolio to maximise value for the Council. The estate includes investment commercial property, corporate property, community centres, open spaces, and leisure centres. You will be supported by an administrative team.

Your duties will include:

• Landlord and Tenant professional and estate management work including leasehold and rent review negotiations, using comparable market evidence for the investment portfolio and land to maximise value.
• Monitor debt on the allocated portfolio for monthly review with the Head of Service. Taking instructions in relation to enforcement action.
• Progress leases, licences, wayleaves, easements, from agreement of Heads of Terms through to a successful completion.
• Undertake agency work including viewings, support with valuation inspections.
• Conduct a programme of property and land inspections to check L&T obligations, documenting records and working with the wider team to plan remedial works.
• Deal with estates issues such as land management disputes, encroachment, unauthorised structures, and assist other services with remedial action.
• Ensuring H&S and EPC property compliance for areas the Landlord controls, with support from the Asset & Project Officer and the Building Surveyor, identify remedial works, support with tenant liaison.
• Support the Council's annual asset valuation programme, responding promptly to queries from finance and audit.
• Providing professional advice relevant to your expertise to the Council.
• Assisting in the preparation and implementation of the annual Asset Management Plan

Accountabilities:

• Landlord and Tenant professional and estate management work including leasehold and rent review negotiations, using comparable market evidence for the investment portfolio and land to maximise value.
• Advise colleagues on the best course of estates action, supporting colleagues with their service objectives.
• Ensuring details are processed by the asset team so that records are accurate and rent is raised correctly, including business rates.
• Monitor debt on the allocated portfolio for monthly review with the Head of Service. Taking instructions in relation to enforcement action.
• Progress leases, licences, wayleaves, easements, from agreement of Heads of Terms through to a successful completion.
• Undertake agency work including viewings, support with valuation inspections.
• Conduct a programme of property and land inspections to check L&T obligations, documenting records and working with the wider team to plan remedial works.
• Deal with estates issues such as land management disputes, encroachment, unauthorised structures, and assist other services with remedial action.
• Ensuring H&S and EPC property compliance for areas the Landlord controls, with support from the Asset & Project Officer and the Building Surveyor, identify remedial works, support with tenant liaison.
• Support the Council's annual asset valuation programme, responding promptly to queries from finance and audit.
• Assist the Building Surveyor and Asset & Project Officers with tenant liaison for minor works, ensuring relationships with occupiers are maintained to mitigate claims for loss of income.
• Support the service to identify surplus and underutilised properties.
• Support with the governance processes including ensuring property transaction processes are completed, assist the HOS with reports and committee requirements.

The Experience You Will Bring:

Our ideal Estates Surveyor will have the below skills and experience:

• Many years' experience of estates management on commercial and corporate property portfolios ideally some of this within the public sector.
• Ideally Membership of RICS or working towards membership.
• Experience of conducting rent reviews, lease renews, including good understanding of the processes to follow.
• Experience of assuming responsibility for site compliance, service charges and property management of estates.
• Experience in transaction negotiations, utilising correct process to identify correct rental levels..
• Ability to work in pressurised environment, to priorities work, to positively manage expectations.
• Good ability to utilise the Council's property database, Microsoft offices, finance database for orders etc.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with Members, Council Officers, Customers, Consultants and Contractors

Please note that this role requires site visits and therefore a full driving licence and use of a vehicle is required.

In return we will offer our Estates Surveyor excellent benefits including;

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Flexible working
• Free parking
• Local government pension scheme
• Learning and development for all staff
• Staff discounts at local businesses
• Staff recognition schemes
• Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership

Why choose Braintree District Council?

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward thinking approach and promote flexible working as part of our fit for the future programme. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it.

If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to join our team then please click here: Estates Surveyor.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Thursday 23^rd January

Please Note - Essex County Council is advertising this role on behalf of Braintree District Council and if successful you will be employed by Braintree District Council

If you have any queries regarding submitting an application or require anything further, please email #####