Senior Commercial Surveyor Commercial

Competitive salary and excellent benefits

About Advance Northumberland

Advance Northumberland is a property investment, estate management and development company. Building new homes for rent and sale, attracting investment and business growth, managing delivery of major projects, providing a diverse portfolio to support businesses and regeneration and helping you find a place to call home.

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Surveyor to join our Commercial Team. Our Commercial Team manage a portfolio of property across the county, ensuring the relationship between landlord and tenant is maintained, achieving maximum levels of occupancy and ensuring high quality estate management across the portfolio.

Wholly owned by Northumberland County Council we are passionate about the development of Northumberland as a place for people to live work and do business.

Having achieved significant growth over the last 5 years, Advance Northumberland have a clear ambition to lead and drive delivery, secure investment and provide a vibrant place for people and businesses in Northumberland.

Your key duties & responsibilities will be to:

• support the management of the commercial property portfolio reducing voids, increasing returns and delivering high levels of customer service.
• manage planned and reactive maintenance for the property portfolio through the approved maintenance contract procedures.
• play an active role in developing marketing initiatives to promote enquiries for new lettings and site disposals and prepare supporting documentation to promote the portfolio to prospective and existing tenants.
• deal with matters relating to Landlord and Tenant, undertaking internal rental, capital, and investment valuations, preparing reports and data for analysis and approval.
• ensure lease terms are reviewed and renewed on a timely basis with tenants and professional advisors, to maximise revenues, within agreed Estate Management Policy. 
• deal with breaches of tenancy agreements, preparing rent arrears paperwork and cases and attending court hearings which could culminate in carrying out evictions.
• support the Commercial Manager to identify a risk management framework to minimise financial and reputational risks relating to commercial property activities.

To succeed in this role:

You must be able to demonstrate key skills and experience in the following key areas:

• In-depth experience of commercial property management.
• Driven to deliver and commercially focused.
• Experience of managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and compliance with external protocols and legislative requirements.
• A self-starter and self-motivated individual who can work independently with high levels of autonomy.
• Display professional working behaviours in line with Advance Northumberland’s Mission, Vision, and Values. 

What we offer in return

We care about our colleagues and their wellbeing and have been nationally recognised for this. Apart from the competitive salary, we also have fantastic benefits. We focus on our colleague’s health, wealth and lifestyle. We like to think our benefits package is one of the best around! Here is an example below on what you can expect.

• Healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistance programme
• Flu Jab
• Group life assurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced Family friendly policy
• Salary-sacrifice schemes

Our values

Our values are at the centre of our activities, linking to our vision to make Northumberland a great place for people to live work and do business.

• Dedication – passionate and tenacious about delivering for Northumberland
• Honesty – working to the highest standards of integrity and accountability
• Collaboration – deliver in partnership with Northumberland County Council and organisations across the public and private sectors

To apply:

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability and interest in the post, to workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

 If you wish to withdraw your consent for us to process your application, please email us at workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk