An excellent opportunity has arisen for an associate director to join our Business Rates team at GL Hearn. You will be working in the Retail Warehouse and High Street Valuer teams with support from colleagues in our Client Liaison, Administration Support and Referencing teams. The main area of work will be retail, office, industrial and local authority occupations but all major classes of property are involved from time to time. In addition to this we have our central administration teams based in Southampton and Cheltenham and it will be key for you to communicate effectively across all teams and offices

Job title:

Business Rates Associate Director

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing advice and recommendations to clients regarding CCA and other general rating matters
• Responsibility for agreeing levels of value in respect of the 2017 Rating List
• Accurate maintenance of GL Hearn’s bespoke information management system
• Managing successful settlement of case work and timely reporting of settlements to clients
• Advice to clients regarding rates liabilities and budgeting matters
• Timely response to business rates enquiries from clients
• Business development: seeking opportunities with prospective clients
• Inspecting and measuring properties as required

What we’re looking for:

• Qualified Chartered Surveyor with minimum 5-years PQE
• Expert knowledge of valuation for rating purposes
• Experience in the negotiation of rating appeals, submission of Challenges and attendance at Valuation Tribunal
• Understanding of rate liability calculations and reliefs
• IT skills (Microsoft Office packages, bespoke database management experience)
• Experience of property inspections for Check purposes
• Knowledge of the property market in key locations in the north
• Ability to collaborate at all levels across the whole business rates team
• Ability to work to deadlines and managing your own workload.

About GL Hearn  

Part of Capita plc, GL Hearn is a market-leading UK real estate consultancy, providing successful planning, development, and occupier advisory outcomes for both public and private sector clients.

GL Hearn provide commercially driven advice through all stages of the asset life cycle, specialising in a variety of sectors including defence, retail, residential, mixed-use development, commercial office space, healthcare and education, and infrastructure.

Working with a wide range of public and private sector clients, GL Hearn enhance land and property holdings, working on some of the most complex real estate projects in the UK, making difficult development happen and reducing property occupation costs.

GL Hearn offer a wide range of specialist professional services from environmental, infrastructure and town and country planning, business rates advice, valuation, and lease advisory, through to development including compulsory purchase and land assembly, private sector development management, agency, and consultancy expertise.

Our head office in London, and network of regional offices, are home to over 250 specialist consultants and client advisors.

www.glhearn.com

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company car or car allowance benefit
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office annually, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

What we hope you’ll do next:

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We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.