Principal Valuation Surveying Lead – Compulsory Purchase
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. As one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country, our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.
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Principal Valuation Surveying Lead – Compulsory Purchase – Role Overview
District Valuer Services (DVS) provide professional property advice across the public sector, including private and third sector clients involved in delivering public services and functions of a public nature. Our clients include the Central, Local and Devolved Government, Health and Transport.
This role sits within the Transport sector, we work with major infrastructure providers including Highways England, Transport for Scotland, Wales and HS2. We deal with all issues of compulsory purchase and compensation. We work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver infrastructure projects from early scheme design to final settlement of compensation.
You will work within a fast-paced team to meet increased client requirements, across a range of complex Compulsory Purchase casework including litigation cases. You will deliver complex casework, provide technical guidance to clients and support caseworkers within DVS.
On occasions, the role may require you to undertake work outside the usual area. On occasions, the role may require the successful candidate to undertake work outside the usual area. We are reasonable with our expectations and provide flexible working arrangements to support this need.
This exciting opportunity will include project management and leading high-profile casework for high profile clients.
Principal Valuation Surveying Lead – Compulsory Purchase – Key responsibilities- Dealing with a large complex portfolio of work requiring extensive experience of complex Compulsory Purchase casework.
- Providing leadership and technical guidance/support to colleagues working on compulsory purchase work.
- Overarching responsibility for client and contract management.
- Engaging with team on client matters and bring key client issues to the attention of Sector Head.
- Maintaining and applying an advanced level of valuation surveying knowledge to casework activity, review of high profile or complex valuations and project management.
- Managing all associated communication and engagement with stakeholders including the client, other private sector suppliers and sub-contractors, land & property owners, and their agents.
- Identifying risks and issues and making recommendations on action to be taken
- Collaboration with all internal stakeholders across DVS.
- Ensuring an awareness of the wider political, economic, social, technical, environmental, and legislative agendas that impact the Transport Sector.
- Acting as an expert witness, appearance before arbitrators or submission of evidence to independent experts and Lands Tribunals, where required.