Senior Valuation and Asset Management Surveyor

**Senior Valuation and Asset Management Surveyor**:
**Employer**: Medway Council

**Salary**: Range 7 - £55,607 per annum

**Location**: To be confirmed

**Contract**: To be confirmed

**Working Pattern**: To be confirmed

**Hours**: 37.

**DBS Check**: No

**Closing Date**: 03/06/2025 at 23:55

**Reference**: REC/707/311/VR

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Valuation & Asset Management Surveyor to manage activities within a valuation & asset management team including being responsible for day-to-day service delivery decisions to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service. Managing the Council's property assets to maximise the value and utilisation of the portfolio. Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the One Medway Council Plan and embeds our values and behaviours.

**Accountabilities and outcomes**:

- Undertake the review, acquisition, letting and disposal of land and property, including preparation of valuations, negotiating and making recommendations, seeking approvals from Cabinet and Full Council as required in order to meet the council's and its partner’s strategic and operational, regeneration and investment/financial requirements.
- Undertake statutory annual asset valuations and help oversee the process to adhere to statutory financial reporting and deadlines. This will include negotiation of easements, wayleaves and covenants to ensure the best possible outcome for the authority and instigating and negotiating purchases, disposals, lettings and/or compensation settlements to ensure best value for money in accordance with service requirements.
- Review and consider tenants alterations or assignment or subletting requests, progressing to conclusion and ensuring that the council’s property is managed in accordance with all relevant requirements and good estate management practice.
- Identify and select relevant professional advisors, procurement, appointment including detailed instructions, such appointment may it be lawyers, project managers, EPC assessors or other agents. This will include instructing EPC surveys to ensure properties meet the minimum energy efficiency standards and, where improvements are required, working with the Capital Projects team to facilitate any works needed.
- Lead on corporate property projects developing cross boundary working to enable successful engagement of partners and to meet corporate goals.
- Manage prompt and efficient implementation of all aspects of the valuation and asset management function ensuring all work is undertaken in accordance with the council’s and legal requirements, reviewing and monitoring income budgets regularly and ensuring debt levels are managed and actioned accordingly.
- Ensure that accurate and timely information is provided to the Data Manager to maintain the statutory property database.
- Prepare and implement policies and strategies including the Council’s Corporate Property Strategy, best value reviews and asset management plans to ensure long term efficient running of the service. This will include providing general property advice to service departments and seniors and members.
- Deputise, internally and externally, for the head of service and in some cases the assistant director on property related matters. This could include Council meetings, stakeholder liaison and public consultations. At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

**In return we offer you**:

- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.

**Our organisation**:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the D