Surveyor in London

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Founded in 1896, Knight Frank was registered as Knight Frank LLP a Limited Liability Partnership, on 3 November 2003, registered in England & Wales at 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN with the registered number of OC305934. Headquartered in London, UK, Knight Frank is one of the world\’s leading independent real estate consultancies. We work responsibly in partnership to enhance people\’s lives and environments in over 50 Markets, 600+ Offices, 20,000+ People, 1 Global Network.
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About The Role
Knight Frank is looking to hire a surveyor to join the London Capital Markets team in our City Office.
The successful candidate will work to support the Associates and Partners within the team on both acquiring and disposing of assets for Knight Frank’s key clients. Whilst initially required to focus on supporting the team, learning quickly and building responsibility, this is an opportunity to work with a range of different clients including institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, REITS, private equity groups and private investors, offering exposure to one of the most sophisticated global markets for real estate transactions.
This role offers the opportunity to join a market-leading Capital Markets team with an exceptional transaction track record. You will gain exposure to high-profile London deals across both acquisitions and disposals, working closely with global clients on institutional-grade transactions. The position involves supporting Associates and Partners on fee-earning instructions, providing a clear pathway for progression and the chance to collaborate with senior professionals across the business.
Responsibilities
Buy-side and Sell-side Transaction Support

• Work alongside multiple senior members of the team in managing and executing sell-side and buy-side transactions across the London office investment market.
• Sale-side – assisting with preparation of marketing materials, undertaking multiple property inspections with investors, maintaining live marketing schedules for client reporting, helping with the bids process, assisting with buyer due diligence and requests for information on behalf of the seller.
• Buy-side – assist Partners with buy-side opportunity sourcing for key investor clients, maintain a list of key investor requirements, help to analyse potential deals based on specific client requirements and target returns.
• Ensure compliance with internal risk management procedures such as KYC and AML best practice.

Information and Systems Management

• Build a robust knowledge of the London office investment market by assisting with maintenance of internal databases. Keeping these up to date and accurate are extremely important and expected in this market.
• Attend deals meetings with other key agents to record quarterly deals and ensure these are reflected in the internal database and statistics.
• Assist Research team in quarterly statistics reporting by ensuring internal database is fully up to date.
• Compile comparable evidence schedules using the internal database.
• Monitor trends and market activity and keep the wider team up to date with key takeaways.
• Utilise internal and external contacts to gather market intelligence and share appropriately.

Pitching and Business Development

• Assist and manage the preparation, design and content of pitch documents.
• Draft reports that are often used in place of a formal pitch to win a sale instruction.
• Assist with preparation of investment memorandums and investor sales packs so assets are ready for launch to the market.

Financial Analysis and Modelling

• Have a solid understanding of financial modelling, underwriting assumptions for investment appraisals and their impact on cash flow outputs.
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling skills are not essential but will be highly valued and access will be given to pre-existing internal financial models used to analyse deals. Candidates will be given training by our lead analyst on how to use these models.

Team Leadership

• Mentor junior surveyors and graduates, nurture their skill set to support the team.
• Support the team’s growth by taking an active role in meetings contributing market knowledge and suggesting new ideas.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Full RICS membership (MRICS).
• Minimum of one-year post-qualification experience.
• Previous experience within capital markets and/or commercial valuation is preferred.
• Strong understanding of commercial real estate valuation methodologies and cashflow modelling.
• Proven analytical and numerical ability with exceptional attention to detail.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders and clients.

Skills / Personal Attributes Required

• Sociable, approachable, and collaborative, with the ability to build strong working relationships across the wider Knight Frank network.
• Positive and proactive attitude, with a diligent work ethic and strong sense of ownership.
• Professional and organised, able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Self-motivated with the confidence to take initiative and suggest improvements.
• Commercially aware, with a genuine interest in market trends and participation in both internal and client discussions.
• Ambitious and growth-oriented, eager to develop within the team and build a long-term client base.

Competitive salary
Please note: this is a Direct Search led by Knight Frank. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs, even if provided by PSL agencies.