Senior Surveyor – Rating

My client, Gerald Eve LLP is a national firm of chartered surveyors and property consultants with a network of nine offices and a current headcount of more than 330. This includes 85 partners and 59 associates? one of the highest partner-client ratios for our sector. Our hands-on style produces exceptional results and offers a unique relationship which, we believe, sets us apart from our competitors.

We provide comprehensive property advice to public and private sector organisations and our clients? including over 40 per cent of the FTSE100? hold some of the largest property portfolios in the country. We ensure that their operational investment and non-operational properties deliver the maximum return possible and cost them as little as possible. We believe our core values distinguish us from our competitors. These include:

Trust & Integrity – lie at the heart of our business

Respect – We respect individuals? strengths and build complementary teams

Friendliness – Friendship, happiness at work and a sense of humour are central to our culture

Excellence – We aim to provide a quality of service that is second to none

The Position

Property taxation is a core service with the Firm, where we have a first class reputation and we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic rating surveyor for our Manchester office.

Main responsibilities

To provide rating advice on a wide range of properties on differing bases to private and public sector clients predominantly throughout the North West of England. Within an overall remit to drive the rating business forward, key responsibilities will include:

* Providing key clients with services covering rating valuation appeals, rates reliefs, rates management and rates audits.

* Managing the relationship with key clients.

* Agreeing, achieving and surpassing billing targets.

Key attributes and qualifications

* A detailed understanding and knowledge of rating issues, particularly the ability to use relevant comparable information to support and justify rating appeals, presenting these in a concise form both verbally and in writing, and operating within tight deadlines.

* Prior experience of dealing with the VOA, not only achieving settlements, but building effective relationships.

* Good client management skills.

* The ability to identify and exploit cross-selling opportunities.

* Well-organised and capable of managing a large volume of instructions effectively, with little day-to-day direct supervision.

* MRICS qualified.

* Good computer skills.

* Full driving licence.

Personal attributes

* Well organised with excellent planning, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.

* Good personal and professional manner in dealing with client contacts at all levels.

Salary and benefits

* Salary: competitive based on market, professional experience and qualifications

* Car allowance or firm car

* Performance related staff profit share scheme

* 26 days? holiday, plus Bank Holidays and days at Christmas and New Year. Holiday increases by one day per year to a maximum of 26 days after 5 years? service

* Pension scheme membership (after initial probationary period)

* Life/Accident insurance/Permanent Health Insurance

* Private Medical Cover

* Fitness Allowance

* Employee assistance programme

* Childcare vouchers

Working hours

The normal hours of work for this position are 0900hrs to 1730hrs, Monday to Friday. This position also involves out of hours working on an?as necessary? basis.