Property Management Surveyor

Location

Birmingham

Salary and Benefits

Base salary: From £41,092 per annum depending on skills and experience

Flexible benefits fund: 15% paid on top of base salary and fully pensionable

Additional benefits: Competitive benefits package available (see website for details)

About the Role

As a Property Management Surveyor at HS2, you will have a key role in the effective and efficient management of property acquired by HS2 Ltd.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage HS2's residential and commercial property portfolio
• Act as a key contact with HS2's appointed property managing agents to ensure high quality estate management, including monitoring monthly reports and KPIs on lettings, rent collection, maintenance, repair and disposals
• Liaise with the HS2 Ltd Property Acquisition team to develop full awareness of the Railway delivery programme and ensure timely instructions to managing agents for pre-completion inspections and property handover on legal completion
• Monitor day-to-day property management by appointed agents, including evaluation and instruction of repair and maintenance works, and subsequent monitoring and budgeting of fees and expenses
• Ensure all properties in the HS2 portfolio comply with Health and Safety regulations and legislation, and that the Company's Health and Safety policies and processes are fully implemented
• Support senior members of the team on property management matters and deputise for the Senior Property Management Surveyor as required
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support compliance with organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures
• Adhere to HS2 Ltd's Health and Safety policies

About You

Skills:

• Ability to compile and analyse data, and present and produce reports to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders
• Data compilation, integration, analysis and presentation
• Manage competing priorities
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to influence performance and outcomes

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of lettings, rent collection, maintenance, repair and disposals processes and technical aspects of general practice surveying
• Understanding of legal obligations in relation to property ownership, occupation and management
• Understanding of property income and expenditure budgeting, forecasting and accounting
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or equivalent
• Degree qualified or relevant property experience

Type of experience:

• Experience operating in a property management environment
• Experience managing and monitoring performance of property consultants, agents, contractors and suppliers
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholders to achieve common goals and objectives

Company Values and Culture

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to the 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

Right to Work

HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office and is not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application. The application process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Certain types of time-bound visas cannot be accepted.

Pre-Employment Checks

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

Application Process

Your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review to remove bias from the process. It is important that you attach an updated Word version of your CV for each new application, ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About HS2

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs. HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent, aiming to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all staff.