Senior Valuation & Asset Management Surveyor
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Salary: £52,399 per annum (Level A)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – Gun Wharf, Chatham and home
Closing Date: 28/07/2026
Job Category: Regeneration
Responsibilities
* Review, acquire, lease and dispose of land and properties, including preparing valuations and negotiating transactions.
* Conduct landlord and tenant valuations, ensuring statutory financial reporting deadlines are met.
* Negotiate easements, wayleaves and covenants to secure best value for the council.
* Manage tenant alteration, assignment or subletting requests and ensure compliance with best estate management practice.
* Identify and appoint professional advisors and specialists; instruct EPC surveys to meet energy efficiency standards.
* Lead corporate property projects, collaborate across boundaries to achieve corporate goals.
* Implement valuation and asset management functions, reviewing income budgets, managing debt levels and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
* Provide accurate data to the Data Manager for statutory property database maintenance.
* Develop and implement policies, strategies and asset management plans, including the Council’s Corporate Property Strategy.
* Deputise for the head of service or assistant director on property-related matters.
Qualifications
* Chartered Surveyor with minimum five years post‑qualification experience.
* Strong knowledge of valuation, asset management and municipal property portfolios.
* Experience negotiating and managing property transactions, including landlord, tenant and corporate projects.
* Proficiency in statutory reporting, financial analysis and maintaining property databases.
* Legal and compliance awareness, including energy efficiency standards and EPC surveying.
* Excellent stakeholder liaison skills and ability to embed council values.
* Right to work in the UK; no sponsorship will be provided.
Benefits & Working Conditions
Hybrid working, competitive salary and opportunities to progress from Level A to Levels B and C.
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