Senior Surveyor/Associate Director - Development Advisory
- CBRE
- Sep 16, 2022
Full time
Real Estate
Job Description
ABOUT CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and Southampton.
Job Title: Senior Surveyor/Associate Director
Location: Leeds
Role Purpose
The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively with a broad range of land and property owners (Public and Private sector) and Central/Local Government organisations to provide solutions to unlock complex development and regeneration projects. The focus will be on delivery of projects with tailored programme strategies for clients including land disposal, property acquisition, masterplanning, planning policy and consent, procurement, partnership/joint venture arrangements, finance and funding, interim property strategies, programme/project management, stakeholder engagement etc.
The individual would be based from the Leeds office within the Development Advisory Team but work closely with the wider northern business on varied and challenging projects around the UK, with a mix of public and private sector clients.
For the right candidate, we would see the role growing towards a leadership position in Yorkshire and the North East of England. We are therefore seeking a candidate who has the ambition and potential to operate at a senior level, with the support, coaching and guidance of the existing CBRE teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Carrying out feasibility studies and financial analysis to identify the most viable solution for a site, e.g. refurbishment vs redevelopment / uses / scale / massing / timing etc;
• Working closely with CBRE agency and capital markets teams to feed into the appraisal and optimise design;
• Analysis of options and recommendation of strategies to achieve client objectives;
• Assembling a professional team to take a development scheme forward to create the vision for a scheme, secure planning policy/guidance/consent etc;
• Effectively manage the various internal and external teams (agents, planners, architects and consultants) to ensure that agreed targets are achieved;
• Liaising with key stakeholders;
• Negotiating with third parties on issues such as vacant possession, rights to light, site assembly;
• Negotiating the terms of commercial agreements such as development agreements and head leases, in order to progress schemes;
• Preparing site disposal documentation and strategies, commensurate with the client requirements.
Person Specification/Requirements
• Qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS). Post qualification in a development related role desirable;
• Alternatively, background in a commercial discipline such as valuation, rating, property management, agency or lease consultancy with the aspiration and passion to be involved in the development and regeneration sector.
• Development Appraisals - proficient in carrying out development appraisals for a range of uses using Argus Developer (or base knowledge with the enthusiasm to learn).
• Ideally proficient in Excel cashflows, although ability to create bespoke models not a prerequisite.
• A sound knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Acts, or if not then a willingness to learn, about the structuring of Head Leases and Development Agreements.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills;
• Excellent communicator with an ability to carry out informal and formal presentations and liaise with a broad range of parties;
• Proficient at report writing;
• Strong planning and prioritising skills in order to schedule work and ensure its timely completion, taking into account conflicting deadlines;
• Business development and network building skills;
• Enthusiastic, proactive, driven and motivated;
• Genuine passion for buildings, regeneration and creative thinking an advantage;
• IT - must be proficient in all Microsoft packages.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
PACKAGE
Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.
Supportive and inclusive agile working environment with multiple training opportunities, professional development, charity days etc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and Southampton.
Job Title: Senior Surveyor/Associate Director
Location: Leeds
Role Purpose
The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively with a broad range of land and property owners (Public and Private sector) and Central/Local Government organisations to provide solutions to unlock complex development and regeneration projects. The focus will be on delivery of projects with tailored programme strategies for clients including land disposal, property acquisition, masterplanning, planning policy and consent, procurement, partnership/joint venture arrangements, finance and funding, interim property strategies, programme/project management, stakeholder engagement etc.
The individual would be based from the Leeds office within the Development Advisory Team but work closely with the wider northern business on varied and challenging projects around the UK, with a mix of public and private sector clients.
For the right candidate, we would see the role growing towards a leadership position in Yorkshire and the North East of England. We are therefore seeking a candidate who has the ambition and potential to operate at a senior level, with the support, coaching and guidance of the existing CBRE teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Carrying out feasibility studies and financial analysis to identify the most viable solution for a site, e.g. refurbishment vs redevelopment / uses / scale / massing / timing etc;
• Working closely with CBRE agency and capital markets teams to feed into the appraisal and optimise design;
• Analysis of options and recommendation of strategies to achieve client objectives;
• Assembling a professional team to take a development scheme forward to create the vision for a scheme, secure planning policy/guidance/consent etc;
• Effectively manage the various internal and external teams (agents, planners, architects and consultants) to ensure that agreed targets are achieved;
• Liaising with key stakeholders;
• Negotiating with third parties on issues such as vacant possession, rights to light, site assembly;
• Negotiating the terms of commercial agreements such as development agreements and head leases, in order to progress schemes;
• Preparing site disposal documentation and strategies, commensurate with the client requirements.
Person Specification/Requirements
• Qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS). Post qualification in a development related role desirable;
• Alternatively, background in a commercial discipline such as valuation, rating, property management, agency or lease consultancy with the aspiration and passion to be involved in the development and regeneration sector.
• Development Appraisals - proficient in carrying out development appraisals for a range of uses using Argus Developer (or base knowledge with the enthusiasm to learn).
• Ideally proficient in Excel cashflows, although ability to create bespoke models not a prerequisite.
• A sound knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Acts, or if not then a willingness to learn, about the structuring of Head Leases and Development Agreements.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills;
• Excellent communicator with an ability to carry out informal and formal presentations and liaise with a broad range of parties;
• Proficient at report writing;
• Strong planning and prioritising skills in order to schedule work and ensure its timely completion, taking into account conflicting deadlines;
• Business development and network building skills;
• Enthusiastic, proactive, driven and motivated;
• Genuine passion for buildings, regeneration and creative thinking an advantage;
• IT - must be proficient in all Microsoft packages.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
PACKAGE
Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.
Supportive and inclusive agile working environment with multiple training opportunities, professional development, charity days etc.
About CBRE