Principal Property Surveyor – Commercial Property
Location: Cambridgeshire • Contract: Temporary • Rate: Up to £45 per hour (Umbrella LTD £38 PAYE) • Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
A local authority based in Cambridgeshire is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Principal Property Surveyor to join its Property Services team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an MRICS-qualified surveyor to take a lead role in the management of the Council’s commercial investment and corporate property portfolios, delivering a broad range of estate management, valuation and professional surveying services. Working within a high-performing local authority environment, you will support the Council’s strategic asset objectives while helping maximise income, investment opportunities and portfolio performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver day-to-day estate management across the Council’s commercial property portfolio
- Lead on landlord and tenant matters including lease renewals, rent reviews, new lettings, lease restructures, deeds of variation, and dilapidations
- Undertake acquisitions and disposals of land and property
- Carry out valuations, appraisals and asset management reviews
- Develop and implement asset management plans and marketing strategies
- Ensure properties are properly maintained in line with contractual and statutory obligations
- Prepare and present reports to Committees and senior stakeholders
- Maintain accurate property management and valuation records
- Support budget monitoring, service charge management and financial performance reporting
- Provide professional property advice to senior officers, elected members and Council departments
- Supervise and support Property Surveyors, graduates and apprentices where required, and occasionally deputise for the Chief Property Surveyor
Candidate Requirements
- MRICS qualified with a RICS-recognised degree or equivalent qualification
- Proven post-qualification experience within local authority property services, commercial surveying practice or corporate estates
- Commercial estate management and landlord & tenant work experience
- Property valuations, acquisitions and disposals experience
- Strong understanding of asset management and commercial property practice
- Experience managing retail, office, industrial or investment property portfolios
- Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and property management databases/software
- Ability to lead, support and develop junior staffFull driving licence or ability to travel between sites
Desirable
- Experience in local government or public sector
- Knowledge of Cambridge property market
- Experience in asset/development management and project work
- Familiarity with valuation software and advanced Excel
- Supervisory or line management experience
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