Current Team Information

The opportunity has arisen for a motivated and driven Surveyor to join a successful, expanding valuation team. Sitting within a wider Development department, this is a well-established team experienced at providing ‘Red Book’ valuations on development and residential properties for a range a purposes and a variety of clients including banks, landowners, private individuals, housing associations and the public sector.

Part of a wider development team of 14 focusing on development agency and consultancy across the Eastern Region, the successful candidate will be a member of the valuation team currently comprising 1 Director, 1 Associate, 2 Graduates and 1 Support Staff. This role is based in Cambridge and generally covers an area of up to an hour from the office. The Cambridge office is a multidisciplinary hub with over 150 employees.

The role will involve working across the Savills wider business including the development division, planning, residential development sales and residential capital markets. It is key that this person will have a strong interest in growing the business and seeking new opportunities, including managing existing client relationships, targeting new business and building a professional network.

We are looking for someone who has the capability to manage a varied workload, who is confident, commercially focused and enjoys engaging with clients and colleagues.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

A predominate valuation role, you will be responsible for providing detailed professional advice to a range of clients. The successful candidate will assist with existing work and pipeline and will be encouraged to engage in business generation.

Key activities:
• Valuation of development land and residential properties
• Development appraisals in a valuation and consultancy capacity
• Autonomy to investigate, negotiate and report independently
• Supported and encouraged to cultivate own pipeline of work and income stream
• Ability to delegate work to and manage more junior staff
• Engagement with wider department and office
• Represent the team at business development meetings and events
Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Technical
• MRICS qualified and Registered Valuer
• At least 2 years post-qualification experience (PQE)
• Proficient in the relevant software, particularly Argus Developer and Ms Excel
• Good working knowledge of the development and planning system
• Good research skills and due diligence interrogation

Other
• Team player: builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility
• Capable of business generation
• High attention to detail
• Clear and accurate written and verbal communication
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good knowledge of relevant property markets
• Knowledge of the development sector
• Confident and personable
• Highly organised and able to manage own workload

Type of Assessment for this role:
• 2 stage interview