Senior Surveyor - Plant & Equipment Valuations

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Due to the significant growth of our specialist Plant & Equipment Valuations business, we are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Senior Surveyor. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to join a market-leading team, with the flexibility to be based anywhere in the UK, within the Reinstatement Cost Assessment (RCA) team, part of the Building Consultancy department. The successful candidate will report directly to the Director and Head of Plant & Equipment Valuations.

This position is ideal for a professional who understands that credible asset valuation goes beyond mere "pricing machines" and encompasses thorough data gathering, meticulous site inspections, and insightful analysis of real-world operational factors. This role provides excellent promotion and career development opportunities within CBRE Turner & Townsend.

Key Responsibilities:

The role involves working closely with CBRE and Turner & Townsend colleagues within Valuation teams across the UK, EMEA, and globally on RICS compliant financial valuation assignments. It also includes interacting with RCA team colleagues on insurance-related casework and general departmental issues. The work will involve travel across the UK and internationally, as required.

The Senior Surveyor will be expected to:

• Lead Comprehensive Data Gathering & Project Management: Orchestrate the collection and verification of crucial client data, including Fixed Asset Registers, site layout drawings, maintenance logs, and capital expenditure records from various departments. This involves identifying data holders, issuing clear information requests, proactive follow-ups, and timeline management to ensure data availability and accuracy.
• Conduct In-Depth Site Inspections: Perform targeted physical inspections of plant and equipment, going beyond theoretical data to assess actual asset condition, maintenance regimes, customisation, and integration into bespoke production lines. This is critical for understanding economic reality over accounting age.
• Identify and Analyse Obsolescence: On-site, evaluate functional and economic obsolescence, considering factors such as technological advancements, changing production requirements, spare part availability, rising energy costs, raw material inflation, and regulatory changes, which significantly impact asset value.
• Reconcile Discrepancies: Actively identify and resolve inconsistencies between accounting records and physical assets, such as phantom assets, unrecorded additions, misclassified items, or grouped assets requiring separate valuation. This involves working across engineering and accounting disciplines.
• Apply Advanced Valuation Methodologies: Utilize expertise in plant and equipment valuations for financial purposes, employing asset modelling methodologies. This includes applying indices, depreciation curves, and assessing functional and economic obsolescence.
• Strategic Business Development: Proactively seek out opportunities, generate revenue, and promote growth for the business unit. This includes producing high-quality bidding/marketing material, proposals, and valuation reports, as well as delivering compelling presentations both internally and to clients.
• Client Relationship Management: Ensure close liaison with clients, providing high-quality advice and delivering clear, informative assessments of valuations, including in-person presentations.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all work adheres to RICS standards and CBRE's stringent quality and risk management processes, contributing to reliable and accurate reports.

Person Specification:

• Minimum of 5 years of conventional plant and equipment valuation experience, covering insurance, financial reporting, loan security, and market valuation assignments.
• Demonstrable data analyst experience in plant and equipment valuations for financial purposes, adopting asset modelling methodologies.
• RICS qualification is not essential but is desirable.
• Other qualifications in business, finance, accounting, or economics are of interest but optional.
• Proficient IT skills, including advanced Excel modelling, with an advantage for Power BI knowledge.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex valuation insights clearly and persuasively to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management abilities, with a focus on meticulous data collection, analysis, and reconciliation.
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to producing credible, accurate, and defensible valuation outcomes.

Future Prospects

CBRE is committed to growing and developing the long-term strategy of the business as the world leader in real estate and real estate related services. There is every opportunity therefore to progress rapidly in an organisation, which prides itself on innovative thinking.

They offer a wide range of future career opportunities with an enormous depth of expertise to learn and benefit from. This is an exciting time for the Compulsory Purchase team with exciting existing and prospective projects with which to be involved.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.