Principal Property Surveyor (Contract Role)

A Principal Property Surveyor is accountable in the growth of the business and day-to-day running of the department. Leading a team of Surveyors to lead a designated segment of the Client's portfolio with interface with our customer tenants. Accountable for the financial output of a team from budget planning to reporting to measurement against milestones, constantly reviewing the team to ensure best value is driven from the portfolio, in terms of income, expenditure and customer service. Working closely with the financial accounts team to ensure all income is demanded and accounted for correctly for the portfolio. Accountable for undertaking and overseeing the negotiation and agreement of property transactions and contracts. Leading between 2 and 5 staff. The Income budget will be in the order of £5m to £15m per annum.

Knowledge:

• Educated to Degree level and experienced MRICS or FRICS professional with minimum of 6-10 post qualification experience and minimum of 3 years management experience

• Good all round knowledge of the law and practice in relation to property management and ability to adapt this to both a complex transport environment and public sector constraints.
• Detailed technical property knowledge in relation to landlord and tenant legislation, negotiations, rental valuations and complex and technically demanding cases, with an understanding of town planning, valuation, facilities management and building surveying principles.
• Demonstrable knowledge of property accounts, including financial planning and management accounts with ability to plan and set budgets across team wide portfolio of properties including complex cases, keep forecasts up to date to ensure
budget delivery.