Portfolio Surveyor

Cornwall is a fantastic place to live and work, with a rich heritage, spectacular countryside and coastline. An exciting and challenging opportunity has now arisen within our ambitious and vibrant Property Service to appoint a Portfolio Surveyor to the Operational Portfolio team.

The Council’s Property Service has 17 Chartered Surveyors, 4 Trainee Surveyors and 5 Support Staff along with a Maintenance and Energy team. It is responsible for the management of Landlord and Tenant relationships, the creation of new income streams, wayleaves and easements, disposal and devolution of assets and general valuation and property advice to the Council and its individual service areas.

Cornwall Council manages approximately 4,300 separate assets across the county. The assets range considerably and include large office buildings occupied by staff, commercial industrial units, retail opportunities, Council farms, beaches, public open spaces, heritage assets and sports facilities.

The work undertaken by the Operational Portfolio team is interesting and diverse as the portfolio consists of over 1,300 assets including corporate offices, family hubs, fire stations, car parks, libraries and many other assets.

This post could suit a qualified chartered surveyor or potentially someone approaching APC qualification. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic property professional with excellent communication and problem-solving skills, combined with relevant experience particularly in valuation and/or Landlord and Tenant.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role may have been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g., from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

This is a 1-year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. 

How To Apply

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Your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria on the role profile marked ‘application form'. Please view the role profile here. Please ensure you answer all the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please do not upload any additional documentation in support of this application. Applications will be considered based on the screening questions and qualifications and experience details provided within the application form only. Any further attachments will not be considered when the recruiting managers are shortlisting for interview.

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