Job title: Senior Estate Surveyor
Grade: PO7
Division: Climate and Inclusive Growth
Reports to: Head of Asset Management
Responsible for: Up to 5 staff, and external contractors (five frameworks of 20+ contractors)
Valuation and Strategic Assets (VASA) advise the Council on properties where there is an opportunity to exploit the underlying value of the asset either through a third party letting, disposal or acquisition, leading to a capital, revenue, or social-value benefit, and ensure the best use of our assets to deliver the borough outcomes. VASA leads and co-ordinates the development and delivery of the Council’s Strategic Asset Management Framework (SAMF) and the Council’s corporate vision for its property assets.
Main purpose of the post:
Provision of strategic property advice across a range of assets, focussing on property and estates management, Landlord & Tenant work and leasing & licensing. Treating all assets as a ‘corporate resource’, owned centrally for the benefit of the Council and its taxpayers.
Generic duties:
* With the highest professional standards to deal, without professional supervision, with work of the highest complexity and technical content as appropriate to the duties of the post.
* Support a customer centric approach to delivery by encouraging users of the service to pro-actively engage and seek professional advice, explaining the processes and regulatory requirements in relation to property and how these protect the Council and support effective service delivery.
* To assist in the delivery of the Council’s strategic asset management framework including the capture of property demands, evaluation of property opportunities, capture of property data and review of property performance.
* To manage commercial lease events, including lease renewals, rent reviews, expiries and breaks etc.
* To ensure that Council assets are safe, compliant and well maintained. Ensuring that the Council meets is obligations and enforcing tenants obligations where there are breaches.
* To manage the Council’s property agents and contractors.
* To ensure that the corporate database is maintained by providing the data manager with any property information changes to ensure the data base is kept up to date.
* Reporting on VASA’s work including the performance of the estate and the supporting of internal and external scrutiny, as appropriate.
* To assist in the delivery of the feeding of the capital pipeline through the strategic disposal of assets for the future delivery of major housing, education, infrastructure and other priorities, and to lead and innovate on new asset disposal and acquisition ideas, spotting opportunities and keeping a strong market ‘interface’.
* To ensure all disposals are at best value to the Council, and to ensure past disposals are monitored to capture overage events and to ensure systems are in place to achieve this.
* To seek to maximise revenue and/or value generation through lettings to third parties in our existing portfolios and spotting opportunities and securing those opportunities on new and emerging revenue generation.
* To monitor ongoing lease arrangements to ensure the Council’s interest is secured where provisions allow and to ensure systems are in place to achieve this.
* To assist on all dilapidation claims against the Council with the objective of mitigating claims and keeping all settlements to a minimum.
* Sourcing of commercial opportunities to be purchased to provide a secure income stream or enable added value.
* Assist on major regeneration projects, particularly those involving complex Joint Ventures, land swaps, or other transactional services, including CPO, working with the Assistant Head on complex strategic negotiations.
* To deal with all estate management and general surveying advice relating to the occupation of premises by third party groups as well as all property issues arising out other Council initiatives.
* To seek and implement opportunities for the reduction of carbon on the estate collaborating with colleagues across the Council where appropriate.
* Develop sound working relationships with other local public sector providers including the NHS, professional associations, consultants and contracting organisations.
* To lead in developing and implementing Council-wide process of property reviews, to ensure the Council achieves cost effective use of its land and property assets, and to ensure provision of appropriate information to Tech Forge and other systems and databases as required.
* To assist on the tender and evaluation process necessary to maintain a professional property service to the Council.
* To challenge existing delivery of the property function and implement change to bring about improvements, be innovative and develop options for achieving results and encourage direct reports to do the same; to evaluate conflicting information and instructions and be confident in taking appropriate action.
* To help with correspondence and enquiries including Members, MPs, FOIs, questions and to liaise with external bodies such as RICS, GLA, LGA, HCA and provide information as required.
* To directly line manage several staff providing excellent people management ensuring staff are trained, developed and capable to deliver the work.
* Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with the Data Protection Act, the Computer Misuse Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, and other relevant legislation, as well as Council policies, including equality diversity and inclusion, procedures, Standing Orders and Financial regulations.
* To undertake other duties which might be reasonably requested from time to time.
Person Specification
Job title: Senior Estate Surveyor
It is essential that in your written supporting statement you give evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the Shortlisting Criteria marked Essential (A). If you are applying under the two ticks scheme, you will need to give evidence or examples of your proven experience in the areas marked with PP on the personal specification when you complete the application form.
Education
Q1 Educated to degree level and a professional qualification e.g. RICS
Key Knowledge
K1 Detailed knowledge and understanding of the property industry and the opportunities it offers to local authorities.
K2 Detailed knowledge and understanding of estate and asset management
Relevant Experience
E1 Extensive staff management experience including teams that include professionally qualified staff.
E2 Experience of commissioning and managing consultants/technical advisers in delivering projects
Key Values and Behaviours Equity
* Listen to the views of others and ask for their opinions
* Ensure fairness and justice is at the heart of our decision making
* Take time to build trust, taking accountability for doing what we agree to do
* Are inclusive and celebrate diversity, recognising everyone as individuals.
Ambition
* Be proud of our borough and people and aim for the highest possible standards of excellence in everything we do
* Be flexible and try new things when it is appropriate to do so
* Work as one team for Lambeth facing our challenges together
* Be courageous for our residents and communities and stop at nothing to ensure they have the best possible outcomes
Kindness
* Treat each other with respect and dignity just as we would want for ourselves
* Encourage each other to do our very best work
* Sup[port and look out for one another, lending a hand wherever we can
* Learn from mistakes and take action to put things right together
* Take time to communicate with each other, being honest, open and genuine, providing timely feedback on what we can do better
Accountability
* Do the right thing even when it’s tough and communicate our decisions in a timely way
* Take individual and collective accountability for performance and delivery
* Plan ahead, getting the basics right and take swift action when problem arise
* Know your residents, communities and customers, their needs and put them at the centre of everything we do
* Take responsibility for your learning and share knowledge and skills with others
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