Job Description

Reference:
25-28365
Job title:
Assistant Estates Surveyor
Directorate:
Housing and Property
Service:
Property
Closing date:
23/05/2025 10:00
Job type/Hours:
Temporary two years | 37 Hour
Salary:
30,559 - 32,654 a year
Pay Scale:
S2
Location(s):
Caernarfon

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this

Information Pack


Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.


We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.


(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)


For further information about this post please contact

Daniel Wayne Lewis on 01286 679546.

Interview date - 29/05/2025.


Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH


Tel: 01286 679076


E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, FRIDAY, 23/05/2025.

If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.



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Personal attributes

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Essential

A person who can work independently and as part of a team. Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiating skills. Displays personal enterprise and the ability to deal with people on all levels in a courteous and professional manner. Experience of working to tight timetables and the ability to prioritise key tasks.
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Desirable

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Qualifications and relevant training

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Essential

A strong academic background. Evidence of continuing professional and personal development. Good linguistic, presenting and communication skills.
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Desirable

A Degree in a subject recognised by the RICS and therefore ready to proceed with the RICS' "Assessment of Professional Competence". Or a degree or recognised qualification in a subject area that will allow the applicant to undertake a postgraduate course recognised by the RICS.
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Relevant experience

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Essential

Proof of interest in property management together with a commitment to the development of a career path towards qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor. Interest in the local property market.
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Desirable

Experience of working in a field relating to property, or land management. Experience of working in property management and valuation.
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Skills and specialist knowledge

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Essential

Information technology skills.
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Desirable

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Language requirements

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Listening and Speaking - Higher

Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.

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Reading and Understanding - Higher

Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.

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Writing - Higher

Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).



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Purpose of the post

Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do. Assisting with the delivery a professional and comprehensive estate management and valuation service, including purchasing, selling and managing land and buildings.
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Responsibility for functions

Updating the Estates Section information system and assisting with the Asset Management System. Personal technical equipment for undertaking valuation work, digital camera, "Disto" digital measuring tool, measuring tapes etc.
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Main duties

Assist in developing and updating the Estates Section information recording systems including the Geographical Information System. Oversee and co-ordinate the task of establishing and updating the Asset Management database including information on all the Council's rental income Assist with providing plans as required. Assist the Estate Surveyor in all aspects of managing Council properties including negotiating and agreeing terms for purchasing and selling property and ensuring best value for the Council in each case in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972. Assist in all aspects of managing the Council's leased properties including renewing leases, reviewing rents etc. Assist with negotiating and agreeing terms following requests from tenants to sub-let, assign, undertake building works, lifting restrictive conditions etc. on Council property. Assist in preparing capital valuations for the private property of the Council's care home residents. Assist with providing a professional valuation service including inspecting property to record relevant factors. Assist with valuing the Council's asset to conform to CIPFA requirements. Preparation of licences for various uses of Council land. Assisting with the preparation of appeals against non-domestic Council property. Respond to enquiries from Service Departments and the public about the Council's land ownership. Providing professional advice in response to such enquiries. Work closely with the Legal Unit to protect Council property against trespassers, adverse possession claims etc. Preparation of Cabinet Reports / Cabinet Member's decision notices in relation to property management matters. Represent the Unit in internal and external meetings as required. Responsibility for self-development. Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy. Operate within the Council's policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality. Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council's information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council's Carbon Footprint. Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job. Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused
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Special circumstances

The need to conduct site inspections all year round. Travel to meetings throughout the county * Likely to meet difficult circumstances when negotiating terms and undertaking enforcement duties.