Senior Valuation Surveyor; Commercial Property

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Valuation Surveyor to lead our commercial property valuation service, within our established team of Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers.

The candidate will be an MRICS Chartered Surveyor, or an experienced Assoc

RICS Surveyor (and RICS Registered Valuer) with significant experience of the valuation of commercial property.

Lea Hough Chartered Surveyors is a leading multi-disciplinary property consultancy with coverage throughout Lancashire, South Cumbria and North Manchester.

We are a highly-respected, independent firm of Chartered Surveyors and Valuers, with an excellent reputation. Our core professional disciplines include Valuation, Building Surveying, Project Management and Architectural Design Services. Our multi-disciplinary team provide Valuation and Building Surveying expertise across commercial, residential, educational and public sector properties.

Our six-strong team of RICS Registered Valuers cover a diverse spread of work across all types of property including commercial, industrial, educational, and residential.

We offer our clients a full range of Valuation and Surveying services within commercial and residential markets, and our workload is varied and interesting.

Our Valuers act for a range of corporate clients, commercial organisations, local authorities, housing associations, solicitors, educational establishments, lending institutions, pensions schemes, and private investors.

As Senior Valuation Surveyor you would work within our experienced team and lead our valuation services in relation to commercial property valuations.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality Valuation Reports for a range of purposes including loan security, accountancy, acquisition, and asset valuation on primarily commercial property. The workload will predominantly focus on commercial property types including industrial, offices, retail and mixed-use assets and some commercial and residential development schemes.

The successful candidate would benefit from an excellent range of work from a diverse client base, making the role all the more interesting on a day-to-day basis. Importantly, you will not be a “number” in a large corporate organisation.

• Carrying out Valuations (Red Book compliant) of predominantly commercial and some residential properties.
• Preparing high quality Valuation Reports to strict deadlines and SLA’s.
• As a fee earner, working towards and achieving fee income targets.
• Maximising efficiency and optimising the profitability of work for the team.
• Managing existing client relationships, developing new clients and business opportunities for the company.
• Supporting the team in delivering high quality valuation advice and reaching well-supported, justifiable valuation conclusions.
• Assisting with mentoring and development of junior team members.
• Lead and continue to expand the commercial valuation services.
• Supporting wider professional services, where required.

Our Valuation Surveyors are based out of our Buckshaw Village office. Our other main office bases are located at Blackburn and Lancaster.

Our work is focused on the North-West region, including Lancashire, South Cumbria and North Manchester.

To be successful you must have the following:

• MRICS/FRICS/Assoc
  
  RICS qualified, and RICS Registered Valuer status is essential.
• Significant and demonstratable PQE valuation experience in commercial valuation, ideally in the North-West region.
• Strong technical valuation skillset and knowledge of market trends.
• Excellent written communication and reporting standards.
• Ability to manage instructions independently and efficiently.
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team interacting with other departments.
• Client focused with a commercial mindset.
• Full UK driving licence and car owner.

Excellent and diverse workload with a strong and wide-ranging client base.

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, plus bonus and company pension.
• Bonus - we have an excellent bonus scheme, which is achievable and generous. This is an…