Senior Valuer – London Borough of Sutton
About The Borough
In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ.
Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.
All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We’ve set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan – Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.
Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There’s also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.
About The Role And Our Ideal Candidate
The role requires the provision of valuation and estates consultancy services for residential, commercial and operational property and development schemes, as directed by the Investment and Development Manager or Estates and Valuation Manager.
The ideal candidate should be MRICS or FRICS qualified in the valuation and management of commercial and residential property with minimum two years’ relevant post qualification experience gained either in a private property consultancy or public sector property department. They should have good up to date knowledge of appropriate legislation and professional guidance and be adaptable in providing a wide range of accurate valuations and property management skills for different property types to ensure the delivery of income and capital maximisation.
Having good verbal and written communication and negotiation skills, the surveyor will have a good understanding of local government and the current issues it faces as well as being able to work in a politically sensitive environment. They must also have an ability to undertake work to given deadlines, be able to prioritise their workload as well as being able to be an integral part of the team. Good IT skills as well as being adaptive to new technology and ways of working are also required.
About Us
The Asset Management team acts as in-house property consultants for the Council providing valuation, property and asset management advice for all the Council’s property assets.
It also provides redevelopment advice and is involved with the regeneration of Sutton Town Centre. The team also undertakes disposal of surplus assets helping provide the Council with capital receipts. Sutton owns a commercial property investment portfolio which the team manages comprising mainly industrial and retail properties, but also some office buildings.
The team has a collaborative and supportive approach.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across – however big or small – will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working – Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.
If you are interested in this role please do reach out to me via email or telephone!
amberrayment@carringtonblakerecruitment.com
020 753 766 07
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