Property Manager - Senior Surveyor

Property Manager – Senior Surveyor

Location: Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 2+ Months
Working Hours: Mon Fri, 09 00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £21.65 per hour
Job Ref: COM(phone number removed)

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial estate to ensure timely rent and service charge collection, property maintenance, and tenant lease compliance.

• Oversee service charge management, focusing on the preparation and maintenance of apportionment schedules and accuracy checks.

• Ensure rent collection aligns with KPIs and conduct regular debt meetings.

• Review and manage tenant applications, prepare ODNs, and instruct solicitors as necessary within required timescales.

• Manage a portfolio of land and property holdings, including tenant management functions such as lettings, assignments, sub-lettings, property alterations, and defect monitoring.

• Provide accurate insurance data to the Council Insurance team and manage EPC data and strategy across the estate.

• Mentor and monitor junior Estates Surveyors and Estates Assistant staff as appropriate.

• Review asset performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and conduct property option appraisals for informed decision-making.

• Ensure all insurance premiums are recharged to tenants.

• Issue instructions to Legal, Finance, and Income services regarding agreed transactions and debt recovery.

• Perform other duties as requested by senior managers, consistent with the principal responsibilities of the job.

• This role requires flexible and mobile working across various locations in Cheshire West and Chester.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Degree and Membership of the RICS (Essential).

Experience

• Extensive experience in Property Management (Essential).

• Proven success in working with internal and external stakeholders for service development and delivery (Essential).

• Evidence of successfully delivering complex projects (Essential).

• Experience managing complex property estates and portfolios with compliance in Health and Safety, Rent collections, and service charge management (Essential).

• Experience in financial reporting (Desirable).

Job Related Knowledge

• Knowledge of Service Charges, Rent collection procedures, Assignments, repairs notices, Property Law, and RICS Guidance (Essential).

• Up-to-date knowledge of RICS guidance, CIPFA Guidance, legislation, and best practices related to the work area (Essential).

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to constantly update knowledge of property management legislation (Essential).

• Use legal knowledge to make recommendations to the senior property manager (Essential).

• Build and maintain tenant and customer relationships (Essential).

• Understand lease structures and be able to interpret leases (Essential).

• Apply legal principles to tenant applications for consent (Essential).

• Ensure compliance with service charge management regulations and procedures (Essential).

• Understand VAT, banking, and credit control methods (Essential).

• Apply CWAC procedures related to work activities (Essential).

• Proficient in IT software such as Word, Excel, and databases (Essential).

• Contribute to team and department s business plan (Essential).

• Delegate, supervise, and develop junior team members (Essential).

• Work collaboratively as part of a team, supporting and recognizing the contributions of others (Essential).

• Build and maintain relationships within the wider CWAC team (Essential).

Other Requirements

• Ability to effectively reach locations across the Borough (Essential).

• Flexible working pattern, including availability for evening meetings (Essential).

• Ability to prioritize and manage a demanding workload (Essential).

• Handle complex workloads effectively (Essential).

• Engage with staff at various levels within and outside the Council (Essential).

• Maintain a positive outlook when addressing immediate and long-term problems (Essential).

• Continuously prioritize customers needs while balancing the Council\’s strategic requirements (Essential).

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