Senior Surveyor - Commercial Valuation
Join Savills, a worldwide real estate leader with 700 offices and over 40,000 employees. Savills offers unrivalled depth and breadth of experience within the Middle East and across the globe.
The position will be based in the Sharjah office and will be responsible for managing predominantly commercial valuation instructions and assist in expanding the client base and develop business with existing client contacts. The successful candidate MRICS/RICS Registered Valuer will be generating, coordinating, and managing commercial valuation assignments for a variety of clients to include Banks, International Lenders, Investors, Family Offices and REITs. This is an opportunity for the right individual to work with an experienced and successful team in an exciting and expanding area of Savills business.
Savills is a globally recognised real estate brand and offers the opportunity for growth and development. We are looking for a motivated and professional individual with an interest in benefiting from the support and experience the brand can offer.
Key Responsibilities
- To carry our professional property valuations for land, commercial/ residential buildings, both existing properties, new build and under construction, ensuring correct advice and guidance is provided on accurate market values.
- Liaising with clients to secure instructions
- Coordinating Savills local teams across the Middle East network
- Working alongside the wider UAE Valuation teams for the undertaking of regular contracted portfolio valuation work, bank instructions as well as one-off mandates for multiple purposes
- Adopting Savills tools to provide market leading outputs for clients
- Contribute directly towards improving the team’s fee income and profitability
- Undertake a lead role in the promotion and development of the Valuation team within the wider Savills business
- Produce high quality presentations and sign off reports
- Co-ordinate and manage instructions, specifically the turnaround time whilst maintaining quality control
- Work with and assist other members of staff within the APC program
- Play a key role as a mentor to junior staff, attending sessions to assist with their learning & development
- Keep abreast of market developments and share these regularly with the team and firm as required
- Evaluate, adapt, and improve standards, techniques, and procedures
- Streamline data management and tracker systems to maximise efficiencies
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Member of the RICS with relevant Valuation experience
- At least two years’ experience in a similar role (knowledge of Middle East markets would be advantageous)
- RICS qualified and RICS Registered Valuer status
- Ideally 1 – 5 years PQE
- Experience of working in a client facing valuation role
- Familiarity with Argus Enterprise and knowledge of discounted cash flows
- Willingness to work outside of comfort zone
- Driving license holder
- Precise work ethic, with excellent attention to detail
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
- Focused and organised
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