Senior Surveyor / Associate Director, Business Rates

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Our people-centric culture empowers you to deliver in a high trust, high performance culture, surrounded by an inclusive team that’s collaborating to modernize our industry. We invest in our people with training and growth opportunities designed to propel you further in your career while providing a flexible and progressive workplace that reflects our values and teams.

Job Summary
 

Are you an experienced surveyor seeking a role that offers autonomy, growth, and work-life balance? Altus Group has an exciting opportunity for a director level rating surveyor to join our dynamic Business Rates Team in Bristol. You’ll be assigned a patch covering one of the cities within the region of Swansea, Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter or Plymouth.
 

This is an ideal opportunity for a surveyor looking for an autonomous role. With the flexibility to manage your own caseload, you'll have the freedom to tailor your approach to each case, ensuring that you deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients.
 

Altus Group offers unparalleled casework support. This includes cutting edge technology to provide data insights, research capability and CAD drawing tools, as well as dedicated in-house teams to support clients through every step of the appeal journey (business development, appointment scheduling, account management, Government Gateway onboarding and more).
 

Working alongside a collaborative team of graduates through to director level surveyors, this role is perfect for a motivated professional who values teamworking.
 

Our Bristol office works across a broad range of property types, with inspections supported by the wider team to minimise driving long distances. You’ll be empowered to make strategic decisions, backed by the latest technology and resources, to drive your success and career progression within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspection and measurement of client properties (typically 2-3 times a month).

• Draft floor plans, through use of our CAD program.

• Manage client cases, formulating appeals.

• Prepare assessment reports; report, analyse, investigate and gather evidence for business rates assessment appeals.

• Keep company records and databases updated.

• Communicate with clients, both written and verbally.

• Deliver excellent service to clients ensuring strong and positive working relationships, effectively dealing with any issues or queries.

• Achieve your team KPIs, whilst contributing to the overall success of the wider team and Altus Group.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post APC experience in rating or landlord and tenant.

• University degree – A Real Estate or property related degree would be beneficial but non-cognate degrees/ equivalent experience will be considered.

• Full driving licence, with access to own car.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be a team player.

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

• The ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.

• A strong commercial awareness.

• High attention to detail.

• Excellent time management.

• Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Excel, Word and CRM systems.
   

Our surveying team offers a clear path for progression and the opportunity to earn a quarterly bonus. Our Bristol team currently works on a hybrid working model - Flexible working arrangements can be discussed.

What Altus Group offers:

• Rewarding performance: We are pleased to be able to provide employees competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package that prioritizes their mental, physical and overall financial health. 
• Growth and development: As a destination for top industry talent, we’re investing in you to meet the evolving needs of our clients and deliver on your professional goals. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning materials catering to diverse stages of an employee’s career journey.
• Flexible work model: We’re modernizing our employee programs to reflect the new world of work. Our Activity-Based Work model provides you with flexibility to align your work location to the work being performed - office for connecting and collaborating, and remote for focused work.

Altus Group is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all clients and employees feel welcomed, accepted and valued. We provide an atmosphere free from barriers to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage equal opportunities for all employees. We’re seeking candidates with diverse experiences and provide accessible candidate experiences throughout the selection process. If you need accommodation, please contact us at accessibility@altusgroup.com or +1 888 692 7487.

We appreciate all applicants who take the time to apply to Altus Group. Please note that only those who are selected to move forward in the process will be contacted. Thank you.