UK wide - Locations: Glasgow, Manchester, London
Senior Acquisition and Surveyor, Mitie
Mite Telecoms are looking for a Senior Acquisition Surveyor, preferably with experience of the New Site Acquisition or SRN projects, to work within a larger team lead by a Project Manager. You will deliver sites through the acquisition process to handover to construction. Code experience or new greenfield site acquisition for this particular role is a must.

What are the key responsibilities of the role?
You will apply a well-rounded knowledge of property law and land valuation relevant to leases and licences, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Electronic Communications Code 2017 and/or knowledge of the planning system, GPDO and national planning guidance documents. You will be able to review and summarise key content from Lease and Licence documents and undertake desktop acquisition and planning research for input into site search appraisals. You will be able to negotiate terms, acquire heads of terms, and agree rights including where applicable the necessary wayleave and easements with site owners and their agents in accordance with The Code.
What does our ideal candidate look like?
* Ideally with 8 years plus acquisition experience, preferably in telecoms with a good working knowledge and understanding of either or both acquisition & planning
* Preferable but not essential to have an RICS accredited degree and/or aspire to work towards becoming a chartered acquisition surveyor.
* Flexibility to travel, preferably with a full UK driving licence and no more than 6 points.
* Digitally literate and competent user of Microsoft 365 products e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000! Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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