What’s involved with this role: Interim Surveyor - Property & Asset ManagementReference no: Bury 0009 6C3B / 1Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour PAYE37 Monday – Friday, normal working hoursThis opening assignment is for 5 monthsCity: BURYHybrid workingWill visit industrial estates, housing, schools, council buildings etc. *Management of the let estate

*Disposals of land and property assets

*Acquisition of property interests for Corporate schemes

*Project management of regeneration and property development

*Valuation of land and property for both capital and revenue 

Key Responsibilities: *Ensure the day-to-day management of the Council’s industrial and commercial land and property portfolio, ensuring that all properties comply with statutory regulations.

*Setting annual income and expenditure budgets for managed properties/ estates especially in respect to service charges and sinking funds, Undertake regular monitoring and reporting of budgets. Undertake annual reconciliations, monitor performance against related income and expenditure budgets.

*Undertake professional work in connection with the portfolio including the negotiation and settlement of rent reviews and lease renewals.

*Assess rental values, compile marketing details (with recommended budgets) and arrange/ undertake/ supervise viewings and, via negotiation or tender procedure, let or dispose of vacant commercial and industrial property.

*Undertake valuations and assessments of Council properties within the portfolio to assess their compliance with the Estates Strategy and make recommendations in respect to disposal or retention.

*Identify operational or strategic areas whereby the Council can improve customer and stakeholder satisfaction levels for the service including seeking regular customer feedback.

*Identify operational requirements and issue or recommend orders to other Sections, Council’s representatives and outside contractors in respect of repairs and maintenance work and supervise/approve the works where necessary.

*Provide general property advice and progress reports to client departments of the Authority, existing or prospective tenants and their professional representatives, Elected Members, statutory and professional bodies and members of the public within professional guidelines, through the interpretation of property law, case law and statute and in line with departmental and corporate policies and procedures.

*Undertake rental and capital valuations and appraisals (in line with RICS procedures), for various purposes including satisfying Council policy requirements, for purchase or sale and in connection with applications for grants or mortgages, Council house valuations, asset valuations, etc.

*Undertake capital valuations for the sale of Council’s reversionary interest under leasehold enfranchisement legislation and subsequently process applications.

Key requirements: *RICS accredited degree or equivalent

*Satisfaction of RICS assessment of Professional competence

*Member of the RICS ’Registered Valuers Scheme’

*An understanding of building construction, and repair and maintenance processes

*Experience of working within the environment of a large organisation

*Experience in the prioritization of property expenditure

*Experience in the supervision of staff and / or consultants

*Experience of the creation and management of property related budgets

*Experience in the establishment and management of planned property maintenance regimes

*Able to demonstrate a significant level of experience and expertise in disposals and acquisition of land and property

*Able to demonstrate a significant level of knowledge and experience and expertise in property management and landlord and tenant 

*Ability to effectively communicate complex information to all levels of staff, adapting the style of communication as necessary and ensuring this information is understood.

*Computer literate and the ability to use common Microsoft software (Word, Excel, etc)

*Competence in the valuation of land and property assets for statutory, accounting and appraisal purposes

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, orwho can commute easily to the place of work.  It will help your application if your CV states,  in broad terms,  where you reside – there is no need for a full address.Please feel free to apply to us directly via by quoting the job reference and exact job title.If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from