Specialist Property Inspector
| Posting date: | 14 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,738 to £35,738 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National Minimum - £35,738. London Minimum - £39,917. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2025 |
| Location: | Durham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 390321/6 |
Summary
We champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.
We’re looking for talented people who are eager to contribute to vital public services and assist us to deliver taxation and benefits support to the government and local authorities. Your skills and experience will enable us to provide an efficient, effective service right at the heart of the public interest.
Specialist Property Inspector – Role Overview
The successful candidates will sit in one of the North, East or West Inspection Teams which are a part of the Property Inspection and Operational Support Team within the National Valuation Unit (NVU) directorate.
As a Specialist property Inspector, you’ll have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, where every day is different and every building is different. You will inspect a wide variety of high value, highly complex and specialised property. These properties are often politically and security sensitive.
Specialist Property Inspector – Key responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for inspecting and valuing a wide variety of highly specialised classes of property including associated plant and machinery in respect of Non-Domestic Ratings maintenance casework, Rating Appeals casework and Check, Challenge, Appeals casework.
- Arranging inspections some jointly with appointed specialist rating agents or their inspectors.
- Occasional requirement to inspect classified/sensitive sites which may require inspectors to undertake the appropriate level of Security Vetting.
- Occasional overnight stays (on occasion this may require multiple days away from home).
- Undertake insurance and asset valuation inspection on behalf of The Built Environment and Minerals Surveying Team.
- Work across operational work areas such as Non-Domestic Rating, Property Services and regular liaison with Complex Caseworkers.
- Complete complex surveys and valuations using a range of tools and templates for a variety of methods including contractor’s basis. For example, the use of Non-bulk Server valuation software.
- To agree facts with Taxpayers or their representatives.
- To communicate with Government officials, Rating Agents and taxpayers either verbally, face to face or in writing.
- Liaise with Billing Authorities and other colleagues to verify data.
The successful candidates must be able and willing to travel. You will be expected to regularly travel to property inspections across the country and occasional overnight stays, alongside a blend of attendance at the office and working from home following VOA Policy.
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