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Graduate Surveyor

Portsmouth
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Introduction

The Department

The Property & Investment team of Portsmouth City Council is an award-winning team that won the South Coast Property Awards - Commercial Landlord of the Year 2024. The team manages and maintains a multi-million-pound property portfolio. We have a wide range of property assets across the UK, including the Lakeside Northarbour office campus, industrial sites such as Dunsbury Park, and Hilsea-Limberline; retail sites like the Portsmouth Retail Park, the Portsmouth International Port and the leisure facilities along Southsea seafront. The total asset value is well over £1 billion.

Our purpose is to manage these assets cost-effectively and to uphold quality relationships with our tenants. All our work is geared towards achieving this purpose.

Your new role

Working In a Growing Team Of Graduates And Experienced Property Professionals, You Will Manage And Assist Others With The Management Of Some Of Our Properties. This Will Include

  • The valuation of all types of property
  • Revenue and capital income generation
  • Commercial landlord and tenant work - rent reviews, lease renewals, etc.
  • Management of your own portfolio of properties.

You will spend around a third of your time out of the office, dealing face-to-face with our customers, and we'll expect you to be reasonably flexible with your working hours.

In return, experienced chartered surveyors will support you working towards your APC, offering you time to work through your portfolio and assisting you as you gain in-the-role experience. The range of properties we manage is second to none so this job will give you ample opportunity to widen and deepen your surveying knowledge, and assist your decision about where you might specialise later in your career.

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Who Is The Person Summary

This role will require the post holder to have or be nearing completion of a degree or acceptable qualification which qualifies for the RICS APC in commercial or valuation disciplines, and possess reasonable technical knowledge gained during study, and a practical common-sense approach to property matters. You must demonstrate a desire to learn on the job and undertake the APC qualification for full membership of RICS.

Also, you must show enthusiasm to take on different projects and generating income and understand the need to challenge existing work practices.

A valid driving license will be required for frequent travel around the area in this role. (we have pool vehicles available)

If you would like to be part of an award-winning team and you can show a good combination of theoretical knowledge and a positive attitude to problem solving, then we would love to hear from you!

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focused. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

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Additional Information

We will interview as we go along and reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidates for the role. Please note that you must have a full manual driving license to apply for this role. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office a minimum of 2 days a week (pro rata for part-time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs. We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work/personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be shortlisted.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage.

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Skills

Property Management
Valuation
Commercial Landlord
Tenant Work
Portfolio Management
Customer Service
Problem Solving
Technical Knowledge
Income Generation
Lease Renewals
Rent Reviews
Flexibility
Teamwork
Communication
APC Qualification
Driving License

Location

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

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