UCL - Senior Estates Surveyor

UCL - Senior Estates Surveyor

LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

SENIOR ESTATES SURVEYOR

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CONTENTS

Introduction

About UCL

Transforming UCL

The Role

Job Description

Person Specification

Working at UCL

Application Process

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Introduction

UCL’s estate is unique, rich in history, at the heart of London and diverse in use. Our 270 buildings are predominately located in Bloomsbury in Central London but with a number of specialist satellite sites beyond that. The scale, variety and complexity of the estate is unparalleled within the sector. To support the delivery of UCL’s 20-year strategy, UCL2034, we are delivering a £1.8bn capital investment programme to develop a truly inspiring estate for our students, staff, visitors and partners. This includes the development of UCL East, our new campus at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which will offer world class research, teaching and living accommodation within the largest cultural and educational development in Europe. UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any class, religion, and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men.

As we continue to invest in creating a world-class, fit-for- purpose estate to support ou world-class research, teachin and enterprise activities, we are seeking to appoint to the post of Director of Property an Asset Management.

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About UCL

UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Since 1826, we have championed independent thought by attracting and nurturing the world’s best minds .

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As set out in UCL 2034 , UCL’s strategy is based on the following principal themes: Academic leadership grounded in intellectual EXCELLENCE A global leader in the integration of research and education, underpinning an inspirational student EXPERIENCE Addressing global challenges through our disciplinary excellence and distinctive CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH An accessible, publicly engaged organisation that fosters a LIFELONG COMMUNITY London’s Global University: IN LONDON, OF LONDON AND FOR LONDON Delivering global impact through a network of INNOVATIVE international activities, collaborations and partnerships.

UCL is taking on some of the biggest challenges of our time, and making vital contributions to the public good.

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Transforming UCL

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We are transforming our spaces into innovative buildings and world-class facilities – empowering our staff and students to discover more about our world and solve global problems. UCL’s extensive building and refurbishment programme - Transforming UCL – is well under way. This is about creating amazing, inspiring, sustainable spaces that meet UCL’s world-class aspirations and commitment to academic excellence, collaborative learning and innovation. With our students at our heart, we are creating spaces to push the boundaries of our aspirations, ideas, research and innovations. Our central London estate is unparalleled in the sector in its size, scope and architectural heritage. Our development opportunity at UCL East secures our campus of the future, again, unrivalled in its vision for collaborative, multi- platform living and learning spaces for the next century and beyond. With this comes challenge and opportunity in equal measure. We are: • Transforming UCL into a world leading campus • Optimising and progressing our buildings and spaces • Working with our community to design our campus of the future • Delivering sustainability and inclusion to future-proof our estate

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The Role of Senior Estates Surveyor

The Property Team within UCL Estates support the Estate Strategy by taking responsibility for the asset management of UCL’s extensive operational and investment property portfolio, providing solutions for future growth requirements and ensuring that UCL gets the best possible value from its existing portfolio. We are seeking to appoint a Senior Estates Surveyor to play a key role in the Property Team. Reporting to the Director of Property, the Senior Estates Surveyor with take a lead role in the asset management of UCL’s estate portfolio and will undertake a broad range of activities including acquisitions and disposals, lease renewals and administration, rent reviews and development appraisal. A Chartered Surveyor, the successful candidate will have proven experience of asset management and property management gained across a large scale and diverse estate portfolio. You will have demonstrable experience of freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, management agreements, lease renewals, rent reviews and other estate related matters. Knowledge and experience of the Central London property market would be advantageous. It is vital that the postholder has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills coupled with the ability to work in a collaborative manner with a multitude of stakeholder groups whilst achieving results. We are also seeking an individual with strong negotiation abilities, a high level of commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop their career in a client side general practice surveying role on one of London’s most diverse and large scale estate portfolios. The role is offered on a 12-month fixed term contract basis.

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Job Description

TITLE

Senior Estates Surveyor

DEPARTMENT

Property

SALARY LEVEL

The salary range for this post is £57,342 to £62,346 per annum (depending on experience)

GRADE

9

LOCATION

Central London

JOB DIMENSIONS The UCL Estate comprises over 200 buildings valued at a reinstatement value of £3bn+. UCL is in the midst of a 10 year Capital Programme with a value of £1.25bn in which UCL Estates is helping shape the transformation of the university. The role of Property within Estates has been to assist this period of change in helping secure valuable planning consents, the negotiation of S106 agreements, the acquisition of space (both freehold and leasehold) outside UCL’s existing footprint and to act as a link with colleagues in Estates Strategy to ensure UCL’s academic departmental needs are met, having regard to the Institution’s wider needs and with available budgets. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Senior Estates Surveyor is a newly created post. The role holder will ensure that any newly acquired space fits within existing institutional strategies and that existing space, particularly (but not exclusively) rented space is utilised effectively and as part of the Institution’s aims to efficiently occupy space, given its Central London context.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The post holder will: • Represent UCL in its day to day and strategic dealings with the local planning authority (mainly London Borough of Camden) and formulating representations to town planning policy development. • Provide support to planning applications and the negotiation of s106 Agreements with assistance in the direction of external advisers. • Provide support to Estates colleagues engaged in works to UCL’s heritage assets. • Drive strategic implementation within the context of the developing Masterplan and the wider Institutional Estates Strategy with particular reference to the effective utilisation of space both within UCL’s leasehold estate and its retained freehold estate. • Actively engage with UCL Space Management Group working to align Estates and Institutional Strategies with local initiatives and their effect on the Property function. • Assist the Director, Property to communicate the resultant Property Strategy to its retained external advisors, principally through the appropriate contacts at Deloitte and Gerald Eve. • Attend quarterly and other frequent meetings with our retained external advisors.

• Help manage the Property Records (Estates Terrier) and the like, Property Deeds etc. • Regularly meet UCL’s Legal Advisors, both internal and external to achieve these objectives.

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Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Drive forward business as usual functions including but not limited to: » Property acquisitions and disposals, both leasehold and freehold » Rent reviews » Licence for alterations, to enable Capital Projects to proceed in the leasehold estate » Licences to sub-let, alienation etc. » Police boundary disputes and support the wider Estates Team » Support Capital Projects in Town Planning Discussions and Negotiations » Support the continued integration of the former IoE Estate and join discussions with University of London to regularise our property interests to the benefit of UCL » Help support the wider aim to minimise disruption from the effects of HS2 and join discussions with the Compulsory Purchase team advising UCL

» Acting as UCL’s internal expert in discussions with UCLH especially in relation to Property Contracts arising from occupation by UCL’s Medical School and documenting areas of overlap / exploring items of synergy » Keeping all Property Records up-to-date » Manage the production of regular reports for senior managers to take to University Committees including Project Review Group, Estates Management Committee and Finance Committee, in ref- erence to those proposals which contain a Property related transaction. » Supervise the payment of all rents and service charges payable and receivable, ensuring timely payment and collection. » Assist in managing the Property Service Charge budgets for UCL and maintain regular contact with Finance throughout the year to ensure reports are available for relevant committees.

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Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS A professional property qualification, preferably MRICS. (Essential)

KNOWLEDGE Relevant technical knowledge of space management, especially in relation to HE. (Essential) Substantial work experience in relation to property management – preferably in a London context. (Essential) Previous experience in representing a large organisation with a single Estate comprising a number of listed buildings would be helpful. (Essential) A reasonable knowledge of higher education sector. Knowledge of Terrier based systems. A background in lease transactions. (Desirable) SKILLS AND ABILITIES Analytical and research skills. (Essential) Ability to negotiate complicated contracts whilst retaining credibility with counter parties and ensuring the reputation of UCL is upheld. (Essential) Ability to analyse user requires and to separate “wants” from “needs”. Proven Influencing and communication skills at all management levels. (Essential) Ability to deliver workload effectively within agreed timescales. Ability to devise reports on property related matters. (Essential)

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE General knowledge of the property market and ability to liaise effectively with UCL’s property consultants and to understand their remit. (Essential) Experience of a similar role managing complex stakeholder relationships in a cus - tomer focused environment. (Essential) Gravitas in dealing effectively in the property market and an ability to assume the role of ambassador to UCL in that context. (Essential) Experience of developing, adapting and maintaining a space management policy for space management through the University. (Essential) Ability to deliver and manage change to achieve agreed business objectives ensuring the highest levels of customer service and care. (Essential) A general knowledge of the rental market near UCL and a willingness to assist the Di - rector, Property in negotiating relevant contracts. (Essential) Substantial work experience in Property management in a comparable organisation to include e.g. property acquisitions and disposals, both leasehold and freehold, rent reviews. (Desirable)

APTITUDE To be highly customer focussed. (Essential)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS Ability to work effectively within a team environment and as a team. (Essential) Be flexible in duties undertaken and to work outside normal working when required. (Essential) Attend staff meetings, relevant seminars, workshops and training events. (Essential)

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Working at UCL

UCL is a dynamic, global university based in one of the most exciting capital cities in the world. Not only does working at UCL offer the opportunity to work with game changers in your field, it also provides competitive terms, conditions and benefits. This role attracts a competitive salary level to attract industry leading candidates. UCL offers a compelling benefits proposition to its’ staff members. In addition to 41 days leave (inclusive of public holidays and closure days) and generous pension schemes, UCL provides a number of other staff benefits outlined below. • Excellent provision for professional development • The UCL Cycle scheme • The UCL Eye Care scheme • Voluntary Healthcare schemes • Subsidised access to a range of health and fitness facilities • The offer of an interest-free season ticket loan • Various family friendly benefits and support https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-and- staff-benefits UCL aims to acknowledge, understand, and tackle structural inequities and unjust social power imbalances that affect our communities across the institution. This means recognising how we got here and what needs to be done to ensure equity, inclusion and belonging for those who are not systemically privileged by our society. You can learn more about our Equity and Inclusion plan at Equity and Inclusion Plan 2020- 21 | Office of the President and Provost (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) - UCL – University College London

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Application Process

To arrange a confidential conversation to discuss the opportunity in more depth, please contact Stephanie Howe [email protected] of The Management Recruitment Group on 020 3962 9900. Applications should consist of a comprehensive CV (of not more than 4 pages) and a covering letter (of not more than 2 pages). Applications should be sent to [email protected] clearly quoting the post title of the role to be applied for. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 3rd August 2021. Interviews with UCL will take place the week commencing 9th August 2021.

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