The Role 

To help achieve our objective of equipping Defence with a smaller, more efficient and better quality estate we are seeking motivated and suitably qualified Valuation Surveyor to join established teams within our Estates network. Customer focused and experienced Valuation professional; Working to the Senior Valuer you will deliver challenging and varied programmes, services and subject matter expert advice across all customers. 

This is professionally challenging post and an Estate Management professional will be given the opportunity of considerably broadening their experience of property valuation techniques. 

The posts can be worked out of either DIO office based at Catterick or Wyton.

Main Responsibilities 

The role involves responsibility for, and support to, a range of property-related activities and projects across all MOD and DIO customers: 

Leadership and Management 

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to the DIO Guiding Principles 
• Ensure local compliance with mandatory requirements e.g. H&S training 
• Promote strong working relationships both within the team and with other teams across DIO and MoD 

Project Management 

• Responsible for effective project management and direction of allocated Estates resources in delivery of land and property valuation outputs and advice to all MOD and DIO stakeholders 
• Assistant Project Manager responsible for effective management and direction in valuation, negotiation and delivery of annual Beacon Unit Rent Review (BURR) of the Services Family Accommodation (SFA) estate 

Service Delivery 

• Deliver agreed and allocated land and property Valuation outputs, services and advice and support to MOD and internal DIO customers, to include capital and rental valuations and specific valuation advice, as required or instructed 
• Deliver agreed programme of Estates Valuation outputs, services and subject Matter Expert advice in support of the annual Annington Homes Beacon Unit Rent Review (BURR) of SFA 
• Stakeholder Management 
• Development and maintenance of stakeholder management and analysis activities for allocated responsibilities and stakeholders in line with DIO Corporate approach and messaging 
• Development and maintenance of internal valuation guidance, processes and systems in support of continuous improvement 
• Provide comprehensive advice to MOD and DIO customers and stakeholders on all general valuation issues regarding Policy development and legislation 

Other Duties 

• Responsible for assurance in relation to contracted out delivery of Estates outputs and advice 
• Maintenance and Completion of all Records, Valuation databases and Task management Tool requirements 
• Deliver timely and accurate SME input, advice and support to parliamentary, FOI and secretariat business, and general inquiries 

About our Team 

The DIO is the MoD’s expert adviser and enabler on infrastructure matters. It is tasked with equipping Defence with a significantly smaller more efficient, better quality estate. 

The Estates Division brings together the Acquisitions and Disposal, Land Management Services (North and South), Projects, Infrastructure Optimisation Infrastructure Optimisation, Safeguarding, Planning, Housing and Byelaws teams. It helps underpin MOD’s operational capability by delivering a comprehensive, strategic and uniquely varied estate surveying service in support of Military outputs, both in the UK and Overseas