Business Rates Associate Director (WSP GL Hearn)

WSP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

• To provide bespoke rates appeal and mitigation advice to major investor and occupier clients within the retail sector.
• To manage and grow your own client base and case load with a view to taking on more responsibility with increased experience.
• Developing excellent business relationships with new and existing clients.
• To assist with and provide rating advice to developer and landlord clients through all stages of the development cycle including deletion / RV appeals, completion notices and mitigation strategies.
• To assist with the preparation of Valuation Tribunal procedural documents including statement of case.
• To integrate fully in the wider WSP network and to develop relationships with key WSP GL Hearn retail service lines including Lease Advisory, Town Planning and Valuation to promote the team and leverage opportunities.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Excellent knowledge of the UK retail market.
• Detailed knowledge of rating legislation and case law.
• Experience in providing rating advice and negotiating appeals.
• MRICS qualified.
• Good general surveying and inspection skills.
• Commercially astute with an entrepreneurial attitude to business development.
• Ability to work autonomously and co-ordinate tasks efficiently to ensure deadlines are met.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook) familiarity with Rating software Riverlake and Analyse beneficial.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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