Location: Braintree
Salary: £400 – £450 per day umbrella
Hours: Full-Time
Contract: Temporary
We are delighted to be supporting our Client to recruit an Interim Estates Surveyor on a temporary basis.
This role includes site visits which may not be on a public transport route, so use of a vehicle is required.
Job purpose:
The estate management of an allocated commercial and corporate property portfolio to maximise value for the Client. The estate includes investment commercial property, corporate property, community centres, open spaces, and leisure centres.
Accountabilities:
- Landlord and Tenant professional and estate management work including leasehold and rent review negotiations, using comparable market evidence for the investment portfolio and land to maximise value.
- Advise colleagues on the best course of estates action, supporting colleagues with their service objectives.
- Ensuring details are processed by the asset team so that records are accurate and rent is raised correctly, including business rates.
- Monitor debt on the allocated portfolio for monthly review with the Head of Service. Taking instructions in relation to enforcement action.
- Progress leases, licences, wayleaves, easements, from agreement of Heads of Terms through to a successful completion.
- Undertake agency work including viewings, support with valuation inspections.
- Conduct a programme of property and land inspections to check L&T obligations, documenting records and working with the wider team to plan remedial works.
- Deal with estates issues such as land management disputes, encroachment, unauthorised structures, and assist other services with remedial action.
- Ensuring H&S and EPC property compliance for areas the Landlord controls, with support from the Asset & Project Officer and the Building Surveyor, identify remedial works, support with tenant liaison.
- Support the Client’s annual asset valuation programme, responding promptly to queries from finance and audit.
- Assist the Building Surveyor and Asset & Project Officers with tenant liaison for minor works, ensuring relationships with occupiers are maintained to mitigate claims for loss of income.
- Support the service to identify surplus and underutilised properties.
- Support with the governance processes including ensuring property transaction processes are completed, assist the HOS with reports and committee requirements.
Experience:
- Ideally Membership of RICS, ARIC or working towards professional accreditation.
- Educated to degree level in property discipline.
- Several years’ experience of estates management on commercial and corporate property portfolios ideally some of this within the public sector.
- Extensive experience of conducting rent reviews, lease renews, including good understanding of the processes to follow.
- Extensive experience in transaction negotiations, utilising correct process to identify correct rental levels.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, members, tenants, consultants and contractors.
- Ability to work in pressurised environment, to priorities work, to positively manage expectations.
- Good ability to utilise the Client’s property database, Microsoft offices, finance database for orders etc.
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to write structured professional reports.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Significant experience in L&T professional work on a commercial portfolio
- Significance experience in estates management on a commercial portfolio
- Experience working within the public sector
Company Overview:
A trusted and UKAS ISO9001 accredited leader in the recruitment industry. Providing comprehensive recruitment solutions across more than 20 diverse industries. Specializing in both temporary and permanent placements, as a modern and innovative organization, we leverage our valuable experience and adhere to a strict set of core values throughout our recruitment processes. Our commitment to excellence, integrity, and professionalism ensures that we consistently exceed expectations and build long-lasting relationships with both clients and all staff.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Optima Plus Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and strive to eliminate barriers to employment. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.