Commercial Property Surveyor

Job summary

Are you someone who enjoys a challenge and looking for an opportunity to develop your surveying skills in Commercial Property?

Do you have effective communication skills with a passion for providing a quality service?

If so, the Driving & Vehicle Standards Agency have the role for you!

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Job description

This position sits within the Corporate Estate Management Team. We are looking for an experienced Commercial Property Surveyor to join our team to deliver the programme of strategic asset management for the portfolio ensuring the estates meets property legislation and statute and is managed effectively to maximise occupation, best practice, value for money and financial efficiency.

The role provides a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work on varied property types across Great Britain. You will support the team in all property related matters including disposals, acquisitions and landlord tenant matters and contract management of agents acting on DVSA’s behalf.

The successful candidate will need to travel to estates locations at various points when required.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Providing strategic advice, management, support and vision on the utilisation, development, and day to day estate management of the portfolio.
• Representing the DVSA as landlord or tenant in all matters associated with its commercial land and property assets including negotiations of new leases, lease renewals, rent reviews, legal and property disputes and valuation disputes.
• Undertaking acquisition of land and buildings to achieve objectives of the DVSA and asset management plan.
• Managing property disposals whether freehold or leasehold, optimising capital receipts within an agreed time frame. Influence and agree closure strategy with Operational and Enforcement delivery teams.
• Providing valuation/appraisals, business cases and reports for all purposes.
• Representing the Agency internally and externally, where requested/required as subject matter expert providing expert advice, support guidance and vision to reach solutions beneficial to the Agency. - Review, maintain and disseminate awareness of property and relevant estate management and works legislation, case law and statutory requirements.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• You will be experienced with working in a professional property function, capable of working across a diverse portfolio of estates. You will understand the wider impacts of disposals and acquisitions and be able to communicate this across departments when putting business cases forward.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills, be a confident communicator, and someone who will be able to engage and successfully negotiate and influence with a range of stakeholders.
• You will have previous experience in commercial property management, and managing commercial lease and licence agreements. You should have working knowledge and experience of ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to the management of the property portfolio.
• You will have proven budget and contract management skills; financial and property related.

Additional Information

Applicants must be willing to gain membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors when in post or alternatively already hold a MRICS membership.

Location Information -

This role is being advertised in Uxbridge, however the contractual base will be Yeading. While estates work is being carried out in Yeading all posts are being temporarily based at Uxbridge.

Successful applicants will start with us at our Uxbridge location. However, everyone will be required to work from Yeading when it reopens in 2028.

You will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000 while based at Uxbridge and this will continue when we move to Yeading.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 35 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

There will be some travel involved due to the nature of the business, so a full driving licence is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Licences

Applicant are required to hold a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

Applicants are required to have gained a relevant commercial property management estates degree.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold the essential qualification at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Technical Specialisms & Assurance - Acquisitions and Disposals (Senior Practitioner).
• Strategic Asset Management – Property Portfolio Management (Practitioner)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Driver and