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Principal Estates Surveyor

Principal Estates Surveyor

Posted 8 April by Thames Water
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Competitive salary
Reading , Berkshire
Permanent, full-time
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This Principal Surveyor role within the Property team will lead a small team of surveyors and administrators undertaking Estate Management for the London region within Thames Water’s corporate real estate portfolio.
Leading and driving the property estates strategy for their regionalised portfolio and leading on any associated property services to support the Utility and other TW businesses as necessary, Principal Surveyors ensure that Thames Water’s interests are always protected, and the best value is obtained for Thames Water and our customers.
What you’ll be doing as a Principal Estates Surveyor
  • Appointing, briefing, and managing Thames Water Legal Team where required.
  • Actively protecting, managing, and enhancing Thames Water’s reputation with internal as well as external customers and stakeholders
  • Work with key partners within the business to ensure service delivery matches the business’ requirements where possible in all areas.
  • Manage and work collaboratively with other functions of the Property, Estates Tideway and Trinzic teams.
  • Programme manages a portfolio of Estate Management activities on time, within budget and delivering demonstrable benefit to the Property, Estates and Tideway function.
  • Accurate and timely reporting of budgets and forecasts for delivering the service.
  • Provide management, leadership, and development of people in a culture of accountability and achievement.
  • Actively protect, manage, and enhance the reputation of the Property, Estates and Tideway function and the wider Thames Water business to external customers and stakeholders.
  • Base Location: Reading - Hybrid.
  • Working Pattern or hours: 36 Hours.
What you should bring to the role
  • Experience in commercial real estate.
  • Experience in leading cross-business and multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Management of a large and diverse property portfolio.
  • Strong technical understanding of corporate real estate and property surveying.
  • Strong and demonstrable numeric and analytical skills.
  • Property or Corporate Real Estate (MRICS or equivalent) qualification is essential.
  • Strong presentation skills.
What’s in it for you?
  • Competitive salary from £65,000 - £80,000 per annum depending on experience.
  • Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
  • Car Allowance.
  • Annual Bonus.
  • Private Medical Health Care.
  • Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
  • Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
  • Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be
given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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