Job Description
Job title: Valuation Manager
Location: Remote
Salary: Up to £65,000
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5:30 pm
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays; increasing by 1 day per year - up to 30
* Option to buy/sell up to 3 days' holiday
* Death in Service at 4 x salary (from day one of employment)
* 5-year, 10-year and 15-year excellent service awards
* Car parking (limited onsite or, if offsite, cost of parking refunded)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Active charity support (non-mandatory)
* Monthly mindfulness sessions
* Complimentary Christmas/summer parties/Team evenings and social events
* Company BBQs on HQ sun terrace
* Daily fruit bowl, healthy snacks, and coffee machine/tea
* Paddleboards for free hire/Office table tennis.
* Workplace pension scheme
About the Role of Valuation Manager:
We are exclusively recruiting for a Valuation Manager to join a specialist lender, overseeing and managing a panel of surveyors. The role will support underwriters by providing expert guidance on property risk, reviewing and challenging external valuations, and ensuring robust valuation governance across the loan book. The ideal candidate will be RICS qualified with at least two years post-qualification experience, ideally with a background in lending or specialist finance.
Responsibilities for the position of Valuation Manager:
* Review and provide expert commentary on valuation reports, ensuring accuracy, robustness, and suitability for lending.
* Advise underwriters on property risk, complex cases, and technical queries throughout the lending process.
* Identify and assess risks related to security properties, including marketability, condition, planning, and exit viability.
* Manage and develop the panel of valuers and surveyors, monitoring performance, quality, and service standards.
* Provide property expertise to support wider business decisions and risk management across the loan book.
Experience required for the position of Valuation Manager:
* RICS qualified (MRICS/FRICS) with 2+ years post-qualification in property, valuation, or surveying.
* Proven experience reviewing and assessing valuation reports and property risk.
* Background across residential, commercial, and development assets.
* Experience supporting underwriting or credit teams with practical valuation input.
* Familiarity with development risk, exit strategies, and UK property markets.
* Strong communication skills and ability to challenge professional advice confidently.
For more information regarding the role of Valuation Manager, please contact us.
Stellar Select is acting as an employment agency and is a corporate member of the REC.
Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days.