Station & Depot Portfolio Surveyor

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Vacancy: Station & Depot Portfolio Surveyor

Location: Flexible within Eastern Region

Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum

Role Type: Permanent, Full time

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

With us, you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.

In joining us, you’re not only joining an organization with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain’s best employers.

Our Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays

• 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family

• 75% subsidized Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground)

• A range of pension options

• Annual Performance Related Pay package

• Flexible and agile working arrangements

• Healthcare package

• Discounts on shopping

• Discounted Gym memberships and much more.

For the full range of our fantastic benefits click here.

If you’re ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

In the Station & Depot Portfolio Surveyor role, you will provide a professional property service in the commercial estate management of a franchised stations and light maintenance depots portfolio. To professionally manage internal and external customer and other stakeholder relationships for complex contractual, statutory and regulatory issues affecting the franchised estate and light maintenance depots and act as the first point of contact on Property matters relating to the franchised estate and light maintenance depots for all customers and stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities –

• Deliver a range of professional property services for both internal and external stakeholders in respect to the franchised estate and light maintenance depots dealing with: acquisition, compensation claims, leases, surrenders, under lettings, and temporary use of land for operational purposes. Be responsive and maintain effective liaison with customers and stakeholders, building and developing working relationships.
• Take responsibility for directing and managing projects and programmes in respect to Regulatory processes and timescales. Manage the portfolio to maximum efficiency, delivering business objectives in terms of cost savings, income generation and asset management, in line with our business aims, safety requirements and legal obligations. Manage credit control and costs, including abatement or other claims.
• Develop, maintain and lead close and effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues, customers and stakeholders to enable efficient and effective delivery and the provision of excellence in customer service.
• Instruct and manage relationships with industry partners, including solicitors, to deliver optimum value of commercial developments and agreements. Facilitate and support major estate management initiatives, Route Utilisation Strategies, coordinating with other specialist teams and stakeholders, including franchise replacement, lease renewal, and enhancement programmes.
• Govern the Access Contracts, providing the Route with regulatory and technical guidance in relation to the franchised property and light maintenance depots. Represent Regions in Local Delivery Groups (LDG) for each Train Operating Company (TOC).
• Identify and implement changes required to support delivery of the relevant Regulatory overall strategy. Liaise with customers and stakeholders so that agreed outputs from respective scheme related business plans are developed to identify where work efficiencies can be achieved by working together and delivering best practice.
• Implement Regions solutions in support of delivery of a safe working environment and a safe rail system and make sustainability a key element of all activities being delivered.
• Manage the process so that all TOC billing in relation to the portfolio is identified and captured on Horizon. Identify opportunities for increasing the property rent across the portfolio. Identify and investigate opportunities for cost savings, income generation and capital growth and minimise claims received under the Access Conditions.
• Identify and share areas of best practice and learnings throughout the team and across the Routes, promoting and supporting continuous improvement activities. .
• Provide solutions to problems and issues relating to the interpretation and application of the roles and responsibilities of both our network and TOCs under the Access Conditions. Be accountable for checking that all property transactions affecting the franchised estate and light maintenance depots are properly documented in a timely manner and no claims relating to breach of Licence Conditions are raised.
• Provide consistent and professional advice in determining the most effective approach to project property requirements where affecting the franchised estate and light maintenance depots including station change, minor modification, full closure and financial claims under co-operation agreements.

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Excellent financial and commercial skills
• MRICS qualified or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Understanding of the rail

Desirable

• Full Driving Licence
• Proven negotiation skills
• Good presentation skills