Commercial Property Surveyor - DVSA in Leeds, Yorkshire

Are you someone who enjoys a challenge and looking for an opportunity to develop your surveying skills in Commercial Property? Do you have effective communication skills with a passion for providing a quality service? If so, the Driving & Vehicle Standards Agency has a role for you!

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the king's birthday.
• Flexible working options to encourage a great work-life balance.

This position sits within the Corporate Estate Management Team. We are looking for an experienced Commercial Property Surveyor to join our team to deliver the programme of strategic asset management for the portfolio ensuring the estates meets property legislation and statute and is managed effectively to maximise occupation, best practice, value for money and financial efficiency.

The role provides a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work on varied property types across Great Britain. You will support the team in all property related matters including disposals, acquisitions and landlord tenant matters and contract management of agents acting on DVSA's behalf.

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Providing strategic advice, management, support and vision on the utilisation, development, and day to day estate management of the portfolio.
• Representing the DVSA as landlord or tenant in matters associated with its commercial land and property assets including negotiations of new leases, lease renewals, rent reviews, legal and property disputes and valuation disputes.
• Undertaking acquisition of land and buildings to achieve objectives of the DVSA and asset management plan.
• Managing property disposals whether freehold or leasehold, optimising capital receipts within an agreed time frame.
• Influence and agree closure strategy with operational and enforcement delivery teams.
• Provide valuation and appraisals, business cases, and reports for all purposes.
• Represent the agency internally and externally, where requested as a subject matter expert providing advice, support, guidance, and vision.

Great line management is important, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

Person Specification:

You will be experienced with working in a professional property function, capable of working across a diverse portfolio of estates. You will understand the wider impacts of disposals and acquisitions and be able to communicate this across departments when putting business cases forward. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, be a confident communicator, and someone who will be able to engage and successfully negotiate and influence with a range of stakeholders. You will have previous experience in commercial property management, and managing commercial lease and licence agreements. You should have working knowledge and experience of ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to the management of the property portfolio. You will have proven budget and contract management skills; financial and property related.

Memberships:

Applicants must be willing to gain membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors when in post or alternatively already hold a MRICS membership.

Behaviours:

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Seeing the big picture
• Managing a quality service
• Delivering at pace

Technical Skills:

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Government property progression career framework: technical specialisms & assurance - acquisitions and disposals.
• Government property profession career framework: strategic asset management - property portfolio management.

How to apply:

The selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit.

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement.

Stage 2: Interview.

You will be asked to provide a CV and personal statement, please provide evidence of your experience in the following:

• Experience of working in a professional property function.
• Detailed property management experience and knowledge of property legislation and estate management including landlord and tenant, acquisition, disposals, lease renewals, rent reviews, break opportunities, and terminations.
• Proven budget and contract management skills, financial and property related.