Location
Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Canary Wharf, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Colchester, Croydon, Durham, Eastbourne, Exeter, Folkestone, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, St Austell, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea & Wrexham.
About the job
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations, we are one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.
We champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.
Job description
Chartered Surveyor – Minerals Team – Role Overview
The BEAMS (Built Environment and Minerals Surveying Team) at the Valuation Office has exciting opportunities for RICS- qualified Chartered Surveyors, to join our Minerals Surveying team.
The BEAMS team prides itself on its professionalism, customer focus, and the provision of independent and impartial cost and surveying services. Our services are essential for maintaining the Agency's non-domestic rating list. BEAMS also extends its professional services to other government bodies. BEAMS is entrusted with the delivery of comprehensive mineral surveying services across a wide-ranging and technically diverse property portfolio.
This encompasses a variety of complex and specialist minerals and waste classes, including Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities, brickworks, concrete batching plants, High Speed 2 (HS2) infrastructure, and quarrying and tipping operations. Each property type presents challenges necessitating bespoke valuation approaches and a high level of technical proficiency.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development, supporting your career aspirations and long-term progression. You will benefit from comprehensive training and ongoing support designed to enhance your knowledge, build your skills, and help you reach your full potential.
In order to provide impartial advice, our team of Chartered Surveyors with expertise in waste management and minerals will need to travel throughout the country to meet business needs.
Chartered Surveyor – Minerals Team – Key responsibilities
* Your primary casework will involve the valuation of mineral and waste properties for Non-Domestic Rating purposes. You will also assist with other casework where mineral or waste management interests are involved.
* You will maintain your knowledge through CPD (Continuous Professional Development) in areas of legislation, case law, codes of practice and professional standards relevant to your area of expertise and the work undertaken within the Built Environment Team.
* You will manage and mitigate risks and issues, ensuring timely escalation to senior colleagues.
* On occasion, you may be called upon to act as an expert witness at Valuation Tribunal and other courts as required. (Training and support in appearing as an expert witness will be provided).
* You will provide mentoring, technical advice, and training to support graduates and apprentices on their APC pathways and to support the development of others within the immediate team or wider agency as required.
* Travel and overnight stays away from home are necessary to facilitate work delivery. We are reasonable with our expectations and provide flexible working arrangements to support this need.
Person specification
We are seeking a dedicated individual with a desire to broaden their horizons and enter the world of mineral and waste valuations.We will provide comprehensive training in this area to ensure you are well equipped to carry out this work.
We welcome applications from people who either have experience in this area or wish to expand their knowledge and gain broader valuation experience.
Essential Requirements
* MRICS or FRICS qualified preferably through the Valuation, Commercial Real Estate or Minerals Pathway.
* Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to deal with a wide range of customers and partners.
* Demonstrates strong analytical and judgement skills by interpreting a range of evidence to provide relevant advice and reach sound conclusions.
* Good report writing and presentational skills.
* Demonstrates a proactive attitude and strong willingness to learn and adapt to new software and IT systems, including those specific to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Committed to continuous development, with full engagement in any training provided to ensure effective use of internal technologies and tools.
* Willingness to undertake site visits and occasional overnight stays; together with travel to other VOA locations being part of a dispersed National Team.
* Full valid UK driving licence.
Licences
Full UK Driving License
Qualifications
MRICS or FRICS qualified through the Valuation, Commercial Real Estate or Minerals Pathway.
Memberships
MRICS or FRICS qualified through the Valuation, Commercial Real Estate or Minerals Pathway.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* These will be Technical Questions focusing on Skills relevant to a Chartered Surveyor.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £47,006, Valuation Office Agency contributes £13,617 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We offer a range of flexible working options, a generous leave allowance that starts at 25 days (increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.) and aCivil Service Pensionwith an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
* Learning and development tailored to your role.
* An environment with flexible working options.
* Family friendly policies including 26 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
* Employee Assistance Programme offering comprehensive wellbeing support.
* To learn more about the extensive benefits we can offer you as a VOA employee please download our Benefits Booklet:VOA_benefits_booklet.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)
If you would like further information and details on how toto apply, please follow the 'Apply' button to the civil service jobs website.
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