Valuers
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5107 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester. LE3 8RE
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting salary - £34,350 - £52,155 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) dependant on whether a qualified valuer or trainee and/or level of experience (pay award pending)
Working Hours: Full or part time considered
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 5th May 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Property professionals managing the Council’s property portfolio. At whichever level you join us as a Valuer, you will have an incredibly varied workload and help to ensure the Estate meets the changing needs and requirements of the Council’s services. You will also support the development and management of the Councils investment property portfolio, generating value and income for the Council.
About the Roles
Trainee/Valuer - £34,350 - £41,373 dependant on qualification and experience
This general practice role will help the Estates Team progress property management duties in respect of LCC commercial properties. These roles will arrange or undertake property inspections, records of condition and dilapidation schedules; and assist with the service of notices, negotiating leases, lease renewals and rent reviews.
Will gather evidence to assist in land deal negotiations and progress a portfolio of work related to the acquisition/disposal of property.
Assist in preparation of valuations, as required, for all types of property and a full range of purposes including market value, rent, rating, insurance, and asset valuations.
Aid team members in monitoring of expenditure and prepare accounts for service charges, including reading meters, apportioning charges etc. Assist the issuing of instructions and orders for work and services and arranging authorising payment of accounts as directed.
Assist in preparing reports for various purposes.
The service is also interested if you are studying for the Rural Estate pathway of RICS, as you can help in the management of the County Councils extensive farm estate. This covers not only working farms, both dairy and arable, but also woodland, advice in relation to Country Parks etc.
These are career graded posts and as such, unqualified holders would start on the lower salary, whilst newly RICS qualified holders would be expected to start on £38,700.
Senior Valuer - £42,498 - £46,344
Carrying out the above workload but operating at a higher level. Senior Valuers will be qualified RICS members with experience and able to work on their own initiative on a varied number of types of jobs. The role will involve guiding and helping Trainee Valuers towards their RICS qualification.
Principal Valuer - £47,964 - £52,155
The Principal Valuer roles assist the Team Lead in decision making on more complex jobs and will be expected to have a background in a variety of property matters. They will deputise for the Team Lead and direct responsibility for guiding Trainees and other members of the team. The role will involve preparing reports for Members and senior officers in order that decisions can be made on the strategic management of the portfolio. The work will involve overseeing external valuers engaged by the Council as well as dealing with matters directly themselves.
About You
To apply for the trainee post, you must have:
- A degree or equivalent in Land Management (or similar) and be prepared to study for membership of the APC of the RICS, to which funding assistance is available
- Some practical experience in a property business or environment
For the Valuer, Principal and Senior Valuer posts, you must:
- Have a degree or equivalent in Land Management (or similar).
- Be MRICS qualified.
- Have previous experience working in a professional property environment.
- Be service focussed and have a positive and constructive working style.
- Have had dealings with the management of property including rent reviews, lease renewals, taking leases etc.
- Have experience in planning matters.
- Have experience in a broad range of properties for valuation, acquisition and disposal purposes
- Experience or an understanding of operating in a Local Authority environment
We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Steven Robson, Commissioning Manager - Estates
Email: steven.robson@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Candidates will be invited to interview where both technical knowledge and experiences will be explored.
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