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Valuation and Appraisals Manager

Homes England

Department
Homes England
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, Leeds
Openings
1 post
Grade
Other
Salary
£51,076 to £59,570
Closing
Closes today
Profession
Project & Programme Delivery, Engineering
Contract
Permanent
Security clearance
BPSS
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
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Job summary

Working in a team with the Head of Valuation and Appraisals, the Valuation and Appraisals Manager will play a key role in providing specialist technical advice to colleagues working to deliver housing and regeneration projects across England. You will be joining our small but highly skilled team, who are committed to making positive change in how valuation and appraisal work is undertaken as part of the delivery process.

The team believes in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving challenges informally wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to Valuation and Appraisal issues. They believe in working in a collaborative/flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team.

What they’re looking for

  • You'll be comfortable supporting the Head of Valuation and Appraisals with complex issues, aiming to devise solutions that secure delivery whilst maintaining value for money. You will be proficient in development appraisal techniques utilising Microsoft Excel and industry standard software packages.
  • Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a technical team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.
  • As an experienced surveying professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Job description

This is a rare chance to shape the future of valuation and appraisal activity in an influential, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders as part of a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent, and effective resolution of valuation and appraisal related queries and will have the opportunity to help create new tools to support delivery.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support the design and delivery of key strategic projects across England and to support management of the annual asset valuations for our c£1.2bn portfolio of development land. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the Homes England offering.

The team also supports Homes England community of Surveying professionals in sharing best practice and developing relationships with industry bodies such as the RICS and the Government Property Profession.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Selection process

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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