Senior Utilities Surveyor

Job Purpose

See compensation detail in our 'What We Offer' section below.

Looking for a new Senior Surveyor opportunity that offers professional development, flexible working, creative autonomy, and prioritises wellbeing?

Remote working - base location flexible within easy access to any of our current Hubs: Ellesmere Port, Burnley, Leeds, Hatton, Newark, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Gloucester & London.

The Canal & River Trust is one of the UK's largest charities, we maintain 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of protected historic buildings - preserving them for future generations. Our waterways are exciting, vibrant places to work. As a Senior Surveyor you will play an important role to help us improve, maintain and preserve our wonderful waterway network for our customers to enjoy today and into the future.

Working within the Investment and Commercial directorate, the purpose of the role is to deliver income growth and maximise income opportunities within the Utilities business area. This role will involve reviewing new and existing income opportunities, managing debt, providing advice to other business units on Utility matters, and extending the service offered by the utilities team.

The role

As a Senior Surveyor you will be responsible for a portfolio of property agreements, triggering and negotiating reviews, undertaking renewals and regearing existing contracts, assignments, and other transactions through the full process including reporting for approval, and ultimately instructing and managing solicitors through to completion. You will report to the Principle Utilities Surveyor, working closely with other regional surveyors, the wider Estates teams, and expected to work collaboratively with many teams from other directorates.

About Utlities

Our role is to add further value to the utilities portfolio, which generates in excess of £25m p.a. for the Trust. Among others this consists of hydro schemes, wind turbines, telecoms installations and surface water discharges agreements.

Location & coverage

Remote working from home - with opportunities to work from any of our current Hubs: Ellesmere Port, Burnley, Leeds, Hatton, Newark, Birmingham Milton Keynes, Gloucester & London.

This is a national role but there will be an expectation that you will be able travel to attend occasional meetings or conduct fieldwork throughout the waterway network. The regularity and flexibility will be discussed further at interview stage.

See our network here ( https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network ).

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key Accountabilities

• Negotiation of premiums and annual licence fees with 3rd parties in relation to their use of the Trust's land.
• Working with the Business Development Manager to identify opportunities for the development of energy projects on Trust land including Battery Storage, Electrical Vehicle Charging and other Renewable Energy opportunities
• Maintaining excellent relationships within the property, telecoms, gas, electricity and water sectors to identify growth opportunities and deliver these.
• Keeping abreast of current changes in utility and regulatory legislation to spot new areas of business into which the Trust may profitably venture.
• Effectively and efficiently negotiate licence reviews and renewals ensuring the Trust receives fair and sustainable income.
• Protect, promote and develop Canal & River Trust's assets that contribute to the Trust's aims to improve safety and increase the number to people using the waterways whilst protecting the heritage and integrity of the inland waterway network.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with 2 years post qualification experience, desirable.

Technical:

• Experience within the Property and/or Utilities field.
• Familiarity with the law relating to Utility business; (particularly statutory powers).
• Ability to manage complex, multi-faceted disputes.

General:

• Strong verbal communication skills at all organisational levels.
• Strong negotiating, influencing, diplomatic and project management skills.
• IT Skills including business applications software, eg, MS Office. Experience of using property management software; SAP skills and knowledge an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline.
• Friendly, approachable, confident manner.
• Excellent prioritising and time management skills.
• A team player.

Driving licence is essential and use of your own vehicle. Business travel will be reimbursed within the HMRC rules for non-taxable business travel cost.

To Apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

We are currently conducting our interview processes virtually as we continue to respect and follow necessary social distancing guidance to protect our team and our candidates. You may be invited to a face to face further stage interview which will always be conducted following strict social distancing guidelines.

What We Offer

In addition to your annual base salary of £46,000, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits we are also open to flexible working arrangements. These include:

Up to (DOE) £51,100 inclusive of allowances.

• 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years
• Home working status with 'hub' facilities available if a need to work outside of home - flexibility. Monday to Friday working, no weekend working.
• Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity - hobbies; aspirations etc.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues - health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including - store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us]]>