Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
SK Property Services - Southern - Regional Indirect (710444) G5
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Brief Description
Join Network Rail as a
Senior Surveyor and play a pivotal role in delivering an effective and efficient property service that supports the delivery of a safe, efficient, reliable, and sustainable rail network.
In this key position, you will be responsible for optimising the performance of land and property assets, helping to increase Property’s financial contribution to rail operations and enhancing the service provided to our customers. You’ll work collaboratively across teams to ensure our property portfolio is managed strategically and in alignment with operational goals.
We’re looking for a skilled and proactive surveyor with strong commercial acumen, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a passion for making a tangible impact on the future of rail infrastructure.
About The Role (External)
- Deliver a range of professional property services of a complex or substantial nature for a client group including (but not exclusive to): acquisition, compensation claims, leases, surrenders, lettings, sale and temporary use of operational land.Anticipate and be responsive to the needs of the business in delivering a range of property services
- Take responsibility for managing negotiations of complex and substantial projects to an agreed budget. Manage property service to maximum efficiency, delivering business objectives in terms of cost savings, income generation, asset management, customer service. Represent NR externally as required using technical capability to manage this effectively.
- Develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with internal colleagues to enable efficient and effective delivery of the client remit. May look to matrix manage more junior members within the team as required by the project. Instruct and manage external agents and solicitors to complete commercial activity on complex cases.
- Deliver an efficient and effective service and provide professional direction, representation, and support at senior level to internal clients and external stakeholders, outperforming service targets. Determine the most effective approach to property requirements engaging at a senior level.
- Provide the business with technical leadership on the range of property issues and provide supporting leadership to the wider team.
- Identify and implement changes required to support delivery of the Property function’s overall strategy and services. Have input to the creation and delivery of the strategy for the client group.
- Actively support the development and implementation of a safety leadership and cultural change programme to support delivery of a safe working environment and a safe rail system.
- Make Sustainability a key element of all activities being delivered.
- Increase Property’s contribution to the cost of the company’s rail operations specifically through delivery of the client requirement and also through identifying opportunities for implementation in other parts of the Property function and wider company. Identify, exploit, and take accountability for the delivery of opportunities for cost savings, income generation and capital growth.
- Actively seek to identify complementary opportunities for Network Rail when assessing activities through collaboration.
- Take responsibility for providing property solutions on complex issues, and a range of property transactions including (but not exclusively) acquisitions, leases, surrenders to maximise benefit to Network Rail on land utilisation issues. Decision maker up to an agreed value if transaction.
- Provide the projects and colleagues with consistent and professional advice in determining the most effective approach to project property requirements and taking accountability for some elements of delivery.
Essential
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent.
MRICS qualified or equivalent experience
Wide range of General Practice surveying experience
Excellent communication and influencing skills.
Proven negotiation skills at senior level
Proven experience of managing complex property transactions
Experience of stakeholder management
Strong presentation skills
Desirable
Understanding of compulsory purchase issues
Understanding of the rail industry and rail legislation
Full Driving Licence
How To Apply (External)
Salary: £55596 - £65966
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We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.
We offer excellent benefits, including:
🌞 Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
✨ Defined benefit pension scheme.
🚂 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
🚂 Up to 75% off leisure travel.
🎟 ️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
🎁 Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
🌍 Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
🕊 ️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
❤ Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
🧸 We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
Plus, more….
We are proud to be recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for the third year in a row.
We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.
At Network Rail, we have a number of employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. We have Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and promote a professional and positive working environment . For more information on Diversity & Inclusion at Network Rail, please follow this link
Do you consider yourself to have a protected characteristic? If so and you require any additional support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcer who will happily assist.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All propective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
Network Rail adheres to pre-employment Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS), this is government standard for pre –employment vetting. BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting requires Network Rail to screen a potential employee’s unspent criminal convictions and undertake 3 year career checks. Employment at Network Rail is subject to employees meeting the BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting.
Closing date : 3 rd September 2025 , late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
