Principal Surveyor

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

- 346777**Salary**:

- £54,631- National Minimum - £54,631. London Minimum - £59,884- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- VOA - Technical Leaders - District Valuer Service**Type of role**:

- Property
- Senior leadership
- Valuation**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

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- Canary Wharf, Croydon, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Southampton, WembleyAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers. 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.

We are committed to providing our people with a work environment which is accommodating and accessible to all, one which values diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, who bring different perspectives, promote innovation and enable us to be representative of the communities we serve.

**Job description**:
**Principal Surveyor - National Taxation** **- Role Overview**

The role sits within the District Valuer Services (DVS), part of Chief Valuer Group (CVG).

DVS is the business stream tasked with providing a range of statutory and non-statutory functions, many of which date back to the founding of the VOA in 1910. These are:

- Provision of advice on valuations and apportionments for national taxation purposes.
- Provision of valuations and property advice for Other Public Bodies (OPBs) to support their implementation of a wide range of regulatory and legislative functions.
- The delivery of government policies and estate strategies in situations where there is a property requirement related to the exercising of a public function and or public money is involved.
- This majority of the work is untied and undertaken on a contractual ‘earned funding’ full cost recovery charging basis. Some is fix funded.

This role sits within the National Taxation team of DVS. The National Taxation team provide valuations and advice for National Taxation purposes on behalf of HMRC, Community Infrastructure Levy, Right to Buy and DWP Benefits.

This is a technical surveying and leadership role. It is an excellent opportunity to lead on high profile and complex casework for all property types.

You will work within a fast-paced team to meet increased client requirements. You will provide technical leadership, guidance, and valuation advice to clients and support the national tax team primarily on a regional (but also on occasion, national) basis_._

This role will be covering a wide geographical area (South East) for inspection and management purposes, you will be expected to travel and spend time in London and other VOA locations in connection with their role, which may include overnight stays.

**Principal Surveyor - National Taxation** **- Key responsibilities**
- Support the DVS management team, working closely with Team Leaders and the Sector Head to ensure a diverse workforce, with the ability to transfer skills across the sector in pursuit of delivering agreed quality and budgetary targets.
- Undertaking complex and high-profile valuation casework within the National Taxation sector, including HMRC and DWP valuations to support the administration of Benefits, Right to Buy and Community Infrastructure Levy.
- Providing Trade related valuations and Development Appraisals with a significant focus on the London geographical area.
- Liaising with a broad range of specialists on technical and policy issues.
- Reviewing high profile or complex valuations. Identifying risks and issues, making recommendations on action to be taken and ensuring quality assurance and timeliness standards are adhered to.
- Providing detailed technical guidance, training, and mentoring to caseworkers within the unit.
- Reporting to stakeholders, up to and including Ministerial level where necessary.
- Effective risk management of National Taxation casework to support timeliness and realise tax yield where this is properly due.
- Improving customer satisfaction and improving the taxpayer experience
- Ability to act as an expert witness, appearance before arbitrators or submission of evidence to independent experts and Lands Tribunals where required.

**Person specification**:
You will enjoy a varied and fast paced role, using your knowledge, skills and experience to successfully manage a team and meet operational needs.

**Essential Criteria**
- Full UK driving licence.
- Advanced technical surveying knowledge, with a strong understanding of relevant legislation, case law relating to valuation for t