Principal Estates Surveyor - Property Management en OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE
OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE · Exeter, Reino Unido · Hybrid
- Senior
- Oficina en Exeter
About the job.
We’re looking for a Principal Estates Surveyor to join our Estates and Facilities team in our Business Services Directorate. As a Principal Estates Surveyor, you’ll provide strategic property advice across the National Highways operational and managed estate, supervising estates inputs into projects to make sure the organisation complies with property legislation and has an estate of the right size, condition, and location.
We operate a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 2 days per week to be spent within the office. This role can be based from any of our UK offices. This role attracts 20% speculative pay with the salary banding being £54,180 to £76,944 per annum, depending upon skills and experience.
- Provide expert advice to National Highways on property management, property acquisitions/disposals and on Landlord/Tenant issues in relation to the implementation of property solutions for the organisation.
- Provide effective leadership and guidance on all property matters, mentoring staff and encouraging the development of capabilities to improve business performance through continuous improvement of work methods.
- Manage the activities of the company’s property supply chain (professional real estate advisors, agents, and solicitors), particularly the management of a diverse property portfolio comprising residential, agricultural and commercial land use.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and effective flow of reporting and information.
- Provide strategic guidance and support and manage resources, planning, forecasting and conflicting priorities to ensure a positive outcome and VFM on all property transactions.
About you.
- Qualified Chartered Surveyor with relevant experience (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
- Sound knowledge and experience of managing a diverse property portfolio, implementing estates/property strategy, property acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant’s matters.
- Experience of managing people successfully, enhancing their capability and focusing on effectiveness.
- Evidence of successfully delivery Estates projects on time.
- Experience of project and contract/supplier management with property consultants and legal advisors.
About us.
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.
Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.
We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
- Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
And finally
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