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Job Title: Transfer & Disposals Surveyor
Location: Hybrid (Travel Required)
Contract Type: 3 months, temporary Salary: £300-£400 DOE
About Us
Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.
About the RoleAs a Transfer & Disposals Surveyor, you will manage the council's property transfers and disposals, ensuring compliance with regulations. Your role includes assessing properties, developing business cases, and overseeing transactions to support the council's strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivery of the council transfer and disposal programmes ensuring full compliance with section 123 1972 LG Act.
- Help deliver councils Strategic Asset Management Plan ensuring council has the right assets in the right places for effective service delivery.
- Contribute to asset class reviews and the development of asset class strategies
- Undertake options appraisals in relation to community and surplus properties informed by feasibility studies and viability analysis
- Develop business cases to deliver the right property solutions which are financially sustainable and in line with council's priorities
- Oversee and undertake property transfers and disposals at pace but ensuring process is followed.
- Develop heads of terms and instruct legal regarding transfers, sales, leases or collaborative arrangements such as Joint Ventures
Qualifications and Skills:
Essential:
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent in a relevant field
- Demonstrable experience of estate management in particular asset transfers and disposals
- Ability to work at pace and under pressure
- Ability to work from Dorset Council Offices 2 days per week
Reports to Asset Transfer and Disposal Business Partner.
Hours per week: 37 hours, 5 days per week
Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
