Surveyor (12-month secondment/FTC)

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Brief Description

To deliver professional property advice and solutions as part of the Property Services team and complete property transactions/lettings to support the delivery of a safe, efficient, reliable, and sustainable rail service.

To optimise the performance of land and property held in the team's asset portfolio in order to increase Property's financial contribution to the Region's rail operations to improve service to its customers, whilst also maintaining safety.

Location can be Bristol or Cardiff.

About the role (External)
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

1. Manage the delivery of a range of professional property services for a client group, including (but not exclusive to): acquisition, compensation claims, leases, surrenders, complex lettings, sale, and temporary use of operational land. Be responsive to the needs of the business in delivering a range of property services.
2. Responsible for managing projects and programmes to an agreed budget. Manage the portfolio to property service to maximum efficiency, delivering business objectives in terms of cost savings, income generation, and asset management.
3. Develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with internal colleagues to enable efficient and effective delivery.
4. Deliver a professional service to all internal clients and external customers, outperforming service targets, and develop strong working relationships with all key stakeholders. Instruct and manage relationships with external agents and solicitors to deliver optimum value commercial agreements.
5. Provide the business with technical leadership on the range of property issues.
6. Identify and implement changes required to support the delivery of Property Services overall strategy. Assist in the delivery of the strategy for the client group.
7. Develop and implement property solutions in support of the delivery of a safe working environment and a safe rail system.
8. Develop initiatives to increase Property's contribution to the cost of the company's rail operations specifically through delivery of the client requirement and also through identifying opportunities for implementation in other parts Property teams and the wider company. Identify and exploit opportunities for cost savings, income generation, and capital growth.
9. Identify and share best practices and learnings across the team and wider business and make sustainability a key element of all activities being delivered.
10. Provide the client group and colleagues with consistent and professional advice in determining the most effective approach to project property requirements.
11. Manage the provision of property solutions and a range of property transactions including (but not exclusively) acquisitions, leases, surrenders, re-grants to maximise benefit to NR on land utilisation issues.

You will ideally have

Educated to degree level or equivalent.

MRICS qualified.

Good communication and influencing skills.

Proven negotiation skills.

Proven experience of managing a range of property transactions.

Good presentation skills.

What could set you apart

Understanding of compulsory purchase issues.

Understanding of the rail industry and rail legislation.

Full Driving Licence.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide.