Marks Consulting Partners
Estates Surveyor
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Estates Surveyor - MRICS
North London Local Authority (Very Hybrid, maybe 1 day in the office)
£450 per day
PRIVATE SECTOR BACKGROUNDS VERY WELCOMED
The Role:
Capital Projects and Property provides property leadership across the Council and has direct responsibility for the portfolio covering the whole property lifecycle. The team manages the Councils property portfolio to maximise value, reduce costs and increase returns. However, working in our team isn’t just about property, it’s about people, the service we deliver enables economic regeneration and the vital services our buildings support. We also contribute to Council goals such as ‘levelling up’ through acquiring land to support new homes, jobs and public value.
This senior role sits in our Property team which provides professional portfolio management and advice to Councillors [cabinet] and senior stakeholders, giving direction and assurance on all estates issues, by translating Council business strategies into real estate related consequences.
You will represent the Councils property interests on a variety of projects providing professional portfolio management and advice in a wide range of settings and asset types including property management, Industrial development, retail, de risking and disposal of development land, delivering administrative office accommodation, and acquiring and managing land to support our regeneration agenda.
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You will also support the wider Property team’s work on property development and placemaking, using your commercial insight and property expertise for policy formulation and implementation across the Council. This could include retail and industrial development, intelligent client to other services, delivering administrative office accommodation.
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Main Responsibilities
- Effectively managing the property portfolio to maximise value, reduce costs, enhance long term value and increase returns, with a focus on both financial performance and social and economic benefits.
- Take ownership for identifying and executing value add opportunities and asset management initiatives across the assets.
- Delivering commercial arrangements (including leases and acquisitions) which meet the council’s needs.
- Act as an “intelligent client” to our supply chain and property managers on all property management issues.
- Working with Senior colleagues in developing and delivering the property strategy in line with wider Council policy.
- Maximising property regeneration opportunities from assets through development enabling work and ensuring asset disposals meet Councils objectives and represent best value.
- Undertake budgeting, forecasting and financial management in respect of the property portfolio which is valued at circa £2.77bn.
- Managing and advising on cross initiatives and policies
- Understand future workstreams and ensure the expected consequences of the business strategy inform the development of the wider Property Strategy
- Create robust business cases to support strategy recommendations; feasibility management, quantifying value creation and other commercial benefits appropriately tailored to departmental objectives. Support progress through Programme / Investment Boards up to Cabinet approval
- Develop effective client relationships with our professional advisors and with service teams, Legal and Finance colleagues to present a unified view.
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