Development Advisory. Senior Surveyor to Associate Director.

NATIONAL PROPERTY FIRM

Central London | Development Advisory | Senior Surveyor/ Associate Director

Up to £60,000 plus Bonus & Benefits.                                    

Our Client’s Development Advisory team are looking to add a Senior Surveyor/Associate Director to their market leading, highly collaborative business. The team provides a range of services to predominantly public sector clients, but additionally to a growing share of private sector clients with a focus on London and the South East. Development projects tend to be mixed-use in nature and are medium-very large scale.  

We are working in partnership on a new opportunity in the team for a dynamic Senior Surveyor/Associate director with experience of development appraisal, development advisory, valuation, legal agreements, EU compliant partner procurement, regeneration, acquisition and disposal work. 

THE ROLE

• Undertaking development and financial appraisals of mixed-tenure and mixed-use development sites; 
• Assisting in providing strategic advice on different forms of delivery structures including development agreements and joint ventures; 
• Assisting with and managing OJEU/FTS partner procurement processes on major residential-led mixed-use projects; 
• Advising Local Authorities, developers and landowners on affordable housing and viability issues; 
• Liaison with Local Authorities, developers and private landowners; 
• Building strong and trusted client relationships; 
• Assisting the Partners with winning new business; and 
• Co-ordinating sub-consultants in the provision of technical survey and consultancy advice to support residential-led mixed-use projects.

• Reporting into Partners within the Development Advisory team on a project-by-project basis; 
• Constructing and interpreting complex development appraisals and financial models; 
• Preparing formal reports;
• Helping manage graduate and newly qualified surveyors to deliver against specific project and client objectives; 

The role offers an exciting breadth of advisory work and frequently involves drawing together and coordinating advice from other business units across the Partnership as necessary

You will assist the team, including Partners, in advising public and private clients on how to achieve their aims, whilst at the same time ensuring that their strategy moves forward in both a realistic and responsible manner. You will be involved in delivering often high-profile, major mixed-use development projects from conception through to delivery.

YOU

The successful candidate will be a Chartered Surveyor with at least 3 to 4 years post-qualified experience. They must possess and/or be able to demonstrate:

• Comprehensive experience of residual appraisals and cashflows; 
• Market awareness across development and investment;
• Understanding the public sector policies and processes;
• Strong knowledge of residential sectors incl. affordable housing; 
• Ideally knowledge of development partner selection exercises including OJEU/FTS procurement; 
• Personal drive and ambition with an entrepreneurial flair;
• Highly collaborative; 
• Good written and verbal communication skills; 
• Good presentation skills; 
• Numerate and analytical; 
• Effective at delegation;
• An ability to solve complex problems;
• Strong influencing, persuading and negotiation skills; and
• An eye for business development and client relationship management.

For more details, please upload your CV and contact us on 0203 745 7074.

Please note, not all of our opportunities are advertised. Please enquire on the number above, or email us at info@varnomross.com and one of us will get back to you.

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