Valuation Surveyor – Birmingham

Valuation Surveyor – Birmingham

About the job

Job summary

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This role is part of HMRC Valuation Office, formerly known as the Valuation Office Agency. We have recently integrated into HMRC.

HMRC Valuation Office are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. Our work is vital to the collection of over 60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.

Job description

Our work

District Valuer Services (DVS) provide professional property advice across the public sector, including private and third sector clients involved in delivering public services and functions of a public nature. District Valuer Service is organised into five key sectors including Health, Transport & Infrastructure, the Central, Regional, Local and Devolved Government and the Environment. DVS operate on a full cost recovery basis, and all business activities involve a high level of commercial awareness.

Role Overview

District Valuer Services (DVS) are looking to recruit Valuation Surveyors with property experience. The roles are required to support qualified Chartered Surveyors to carry out inspection and valuation work and support the delivery of key contracts.

As a Valuation Surveyor within DVS, you will be heavily involved in the process of undertaking inspections of property and land, carrying out valuations, progressing client instructions and supporting the delivery of contracts to key clients.

You will be involved in a variety of interesting work for public sector bodies and will be expected to cover large geographical patches to inspect property and land. You will work as part of a team, including Chartered Valuation Surveyors who will provide you with all the advice and guidance you need. Full training is provided. We are committed to developing our people and can offer opportunities for those with aspiration to become professional members of RICS (MRICS).

Key responsibilities

• Carrying out site inspections and measurements of commercial and domestic property. For example, this could be measuring and inspecting medical centres for rental valuations for GP practices.
• Researching data and collating information to formulate a decision regarding rating casework and be accountable for any decisions made.
• Delivering property and valuation guidance in response to client instructions.
• Inputting and downloading of data into our computer systems.
• Providing desktop valuations for our Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) clients.

Person specification

We are looking for candidates who have a keen interest in the property sector and are self-motivated, with a desire to further develop their property knowledge and career. You will have experience in collating and analysing a wide range of information in order to make effective decisions and be able to communicate technical or complex information clearly and simply to customers and stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrate a knowledge of property, along with relevant legislation, policy frameworks, case law, and professional codes of practice, to support informed decision-making, seeking professional guidance where appropriate.
• Self-motivation, able to work in a team environment and have the flexibility to switch, at short notice, between the various duties.
• Possess relevant property experience gained in a commercial or public sector environment.
• Able to plan and manage your own workload to deliver high-quality outcomes against key milestones.
• Strong communication skills enabling you to build strong relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders.
• A willingness to grow your commercial awareness to effectively support Chartered Surveyor colleagues.
• A full UK driving licence is required as the role involves regular travel for property inspections.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of undertaking property and land inspections.

Licences

A full UK Driving Licence is essential to this role. However, if you are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 and do not hold a full driving licence, we will consider your application. Please contact resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk before you start/submit your application with your details to discuss this further.

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

• As part of the interview you will be asked one technical question about an interesting valuation you have been involved in or a property related topic that you have researched to access your technical skills.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes 10,916 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance that starts at 25 days, increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days and a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.

• Pension – We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.

• Family friendly policies.

• Personal support.

• Coaching and development.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

If you can meet our person requirements above, we are keen to hear from you.

To apply for this post, you must complete an online application with the following:

A Personal Statement (maximum 750 words), please outline your suitability for the role. Please pay particular attention to the ‘Essential Requirements’ and ‘Person Specification’ outlined in the advert when providing your answer.

Sift – 28th – 31st July 2026

Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change.

We will assess you on your Personal Statement.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be made on Personal Statement against the lead essential requirement:

• Demonstrate a knowledge of property, along with relevant legislation, policy frameworks, case law, and professional codes of practice, to support informed decision-making, seeking professional guidance where appropriate.

Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.

Interviews – 19th – 21st August 2026

Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change. These will be confirmed should you be invited to interview.

Interviews are currently taking place using Microsoft Teams Video. We will provide more detail if you are shortlisted for interview.

We will assess you on the Behaviours listed in the job description and Technical Questions.

At the interview, the panel can then probe further and ask applicants to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.

Technical

As part of the interview you will be asked one technical question about an interesting valuation you have been involved in or a property related topic that you have researched to access your technical skills.

Application Hints and Tips

For more information on Success Profiles, tips on how to write a successful application and find out more about what’s involved in the application process please visit About the application process , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk).

Further Information

Sponsorship

We have assessed this role against both Home Office and HMRC criteria and we are unable to offer sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. This means the vacancy is not open to applicants who require visa sponsorship.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact the UBS Recruitment Team via resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Locations

As part of the application process, you will be asked to tell us which of the locations available you can work in. You will be able to specify 1 option. Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences.

Successful candidates must select one of the locations noted in this advert as their base office and will be expected to undertake regular travel to this location under HMRC hybrid working policy.

Vacancy Roles per location

Birmingham x 1 role

Cardiff x 1 role

Leeds x 1 role

Liverpool or Manchester x 1 role

Sheffield x1 role

Swansea x 1 role

We will create separate merit lists for each location (except Manchester/Liverpool which will be combined) and make job offers from those lists. If successful you will be placed onto the list for your chosen locations. If you accept a role in one of the locations, you will automatically be removed from any other merit list.

Transitional Sites Information

If your location preference is for the following site, it’s important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

Swansea

This site is:

• Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea – moving to Sandringham Park, Swansea

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Driving Licence

A full UK Driving Licence is essential to this role. However, if you are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 and do not hold a full driving licence, we will consider your application. Please contact resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk before you start/submit your application with your details to discuss this further.

Terms & Conditions

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Reserve Lists

If we have more successful candidates than available vacancies, we will hold a 3-month reserve list as standard. During that time, we may use the list to fill the same, or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria, without further testing of merit. Any appointments from the Reserve list will be made in strict merit order.

Concerns/Complaints

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the Central Recruitment Team at the following address: resourcingteamvo@hmrc.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)….