Interim Principal Valuer

We are now recruiting a Principal Valuer for a Local Authority in London on a contract with a day rate of £350 per day for an initial 4 month contract. The main purpose of this position will be to undertake the client-side role for the external Estate Management contract as well as working in parallel with the Head of Valuation and Asset Management Service.

The ideal candidate will have a sound knowledge of property issues in local government with a thorough knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to Local Authority asset management, disposals, acquisitions and development. The candidate will also have a proven experience of financial planning and effective time management and educated to degree level in Estate Management or equivalent and a Member/Fellow of RICS with significant experience within a public authority or large commercial undertaking

The main duties of this role will include;

• Allocation of work to external Valuation Contractors, monitoring the quality and delivery of the work to ensure it meets acceptable standards
• Prepare Committee reports and delegated authority reports in the name of the Borough Valuer and provide comments on behalf of the Borough Valuer in reports prepared by other senior officers
• Agreement and certification of fees for work commissioned as well as monitoring and managing the contractor's performance in collection of rents
• Review the property management aspects of the Professional Property Services Contract and the Rating Services Contract documentation and contribute documentation for the tendering of the Council's Valuation Services contracts
• Procurement of specialist consultants both in surveying and other property related disciplines where needed for specific cases
• Advising senior officers and Members of the Council on property transactions and estate / asset management matters where the focus of the transactions is often on achieving more efficient and economic service delivery by using property leasing/transfers