Dio - Estate Surveyor

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 262566**Salary**:

- £33,830- + Allowance and Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - COO - Estates - North**Type of role**:

- Estates
- Property
- Surveying**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 6Contents

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About the job

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Location
- Catterick, Otterburn, Telford, Wyton, Brecon, Rosyth, PlymouthAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

**Job description**:
**The Role**

The Estate Surveyor (ES) role is responsible for providing a comprehensive estate surveying consultancy and delivery service for defence on a wide range of property matters. You will be providing advice across military establishments throughout the UK and be part of a regional team of property professionals, with who you will be working closely with.

DIO Business Area - Estates
The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000+ ha). This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas.
If you are a suitably qualified property professional who would be interested in working client-side with Military colleagues on one of the largest estates in the country and/or across an extensive overseas portfolio, and you are motivated by the prospect of working on a diverse range of exciting, interesting and often-challenging projects of National interest in support of the UK Defence Mission, then the DIO Estates Team is for you

Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate. We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate. Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers.

**The Team**

LMS are an in-house consultancy team providing a full range of surveying and estate management services to the MOD. These include lettings, acquisition of leases, lease management, Landlord & Tenant (MOD both as Landlord & Tenant), rent reviews, lease renewals/expiries and general property related advice to protect MOD interests. LMS also undertake a wide range of stakeholder engagement with local authorities, other government departments and special interest groups as well as providing support and SME advice for parliamentary business.

**About DIO**

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**Person specification**:
The work is extremely varied and wide ranging, but core responsibilities of the role will include:

- Lease management including landlord & tenant issues, rent reviews, lease renewals and associated negotiations for both lettings (MOD as Landlord) and hirings (MOD as tenant).
- Negotiation and management of other property agreements (leases, licences, wayleaves, and easements) for a wide range of uses.
- Acquisition and negotiation of new hirings to meet military requirements.
- Land and property estate management - carry out the due diligence to identify, mitigate and manage the legal, financial, and reputational risks on MOD land.
- Opportunity to get involved in a wide range of projects across the UK to enable Defence capability.

All employees work in accordance with the established DIO approach to hybrid working (an informal, non-contractual arrangement, blending attendance in the office or on-site and working remotely) and will be provided with IT equipment, desk, and chair to facilitate remote working and any other equipment needed for you to undertake your role.

**Locations**:
**Desirable Skills & Experience**:

- Working in a Defence environment.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS/FRICS).

**Environmental Hazards associated with the Post**:
**Licences**:

- A full driving licence: Post holders will be required to travel to the sites covered by the post on a regular basis and some sites are difficult to access via public transport.**Qualifications**:

- Essential Qualification: RICS accredited Degree OR qualification**Memberships**:
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