Asset Valuation Technician

Key Responsibilities:

As a valued member of the Derbyshire Estates Team, you will be responsible for supporting the council's statutory Asset Valuation function as a technician.

You will be working closely with a small team of surveyors to ensure the estates assets are valued and reported on time to the council's Finance Department by the end of each financial year.

Key Tasks:

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• Monitoring of the team's valuation progress over the financial year, including the production of spreadsheets and graphs for the Senior Asset Valuers and Management.
  
• Monitoring of the council's Property Change Notifications and maintaining of the PCN spreadsheet.
  
• Distribution of workload between surveyors based on their progress and home address.
  
• Acting as a two-way liaison between the Asset Valuers and the Data Team regarding all supplied data and inspection work.
  
• Occasional photographic inspection work of the council's land assets under instruction from the valuers.
  
• Data quality assurance prior to submission of valuation spreadsheets to Finance.
  

Requirements:

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• A basic to intermediate working knowledge of Excel is essential for the role and potential candidates will be asked to undertake a simple Excel spreadsheet test during the interview process in order to demonstrate their skill level to the interviewers.
  
• Experience of using Intranet, Teams and council / company server filing systems.
  
• Be enthusiastic, versatile and self-motivated with the ability to work well as part of a team.
  
• Confidence to work under pressure and manage several tasks simultaneously.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills with attention to detail whilst working at speed.
  
• Desirable - Familiarity / experience with mapping packages / maps, aerial photos, and various estates issues.
  
• Successful candidates should have the ability to travel for occasional outdoor work.
  

What We Offer:

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• Pro-rata - 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service.
  
• Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month.
  
• Generous local government pension scheme.
  
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases.
  
• Cycle to work scheme.
  
• Derbyshire Rewards Scheme giving employees retail discounts and money off various selected county leisure centre memberships.
  

Working with Derbyshire County Council:

By joining Derbyshire County Council, you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts.

To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click CST1.

Interview Date: Provisional Interview Date: 15 July 2024