Senior Estates Surveyor

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Job Description

Are you a qualified commercial estates surveyor? If you want to support the Council's diverse portfolio, using your expertise and technical skills to best manage and enhance the Estate, this might be the role for you.

The role requires a technical and confident ability to deal with Landlord and Tenant transactions, acquisition and disposal of property, as well as general property management activities such as the setting and maintaining of service charge budgets.

We are looking for candidates who can;

• Manage a caseload, covering a wide variety of landlord and tenant matters including property management tasks such as service charge management, through to rent reviews and lease renewals.
• Undertake negotiations on all leases, licences, easements and other property transactions including land assembly compulsory purchase.
• Work with external and internal clients, providing good quality and reasoned technical property advice upon which informed decisions can be taken, representing internal clients where appropriate.

Applicants must be qualified RICS surveyors. A market supplement payment of up to £8,750 is payable in addition to the substantive salary for a period of two years, after which it will be reviewed.

If you are interested in the role, please click the apply now button above to upload a CV and and supporting statement, We will use your supporting statement to shortlist, so please explain how you meet all the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description drawing on on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. Interviews will be taking place on the 21st-22nd August. If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you."

Working for a Council is rewarding. Your role within Estates will enable you to see the social value of the decisions you're involved with.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Rebecca Lewis, Head of Estates Management and Disposal at rebecca.lewis@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS teams call or phone call.

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.