Senior Surveyor/Associate Director - Development Advisory

Job ID

174895

Posted

16-Aug-2024

Service line

Advisory Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Development

Location(s)

Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liverpool - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Manchester - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Role Purpose & Overview

The Development Advisory Team are involved in some of the most high-profile major projects across our region, enabling the future regeneration and growth of our town and city centres. This is an exciting time to join our team with real opportunity to develop your career within CBRE - we have an extensive portfolio, blending private and public sector experience to enable complex and strategic development to be delivered by providing strategic advice in the following core areas:

•Major mixed-use, multi-phase development projects in major cities and towns

•Delivery partnerships and vehicles, including public-private joint ventures and development corporations

•Central Government investment programmes, such as transport infrastructure (e.g. stations, airports, ports) and social infrastructure (e.g. health and affordable housing)

•Key Developer, Investor and Fund requirements

•Strategic asset reviews and estate optimisation, particularly for Government Agencies, Local and Combined Authorities, Education and Health Organisations

•Public sector investment and intervention strategies, including land/property acquisition and asset management

•Projects centred around emerging sectors and economic growth, employment and skills e.g. life sciences, advanced manufacturing, live performance

Recent examples of successful outcomes include JV partner procurement for ID Manchester (4 million sq ft / £1.5 billion) and Stockport8 (1,200 apartments with a GDV of over £350m). The team are currently providing strategic delivery and related development advice on major schemes across West Yorkshire, Manchester, Salford, Belfast, Oldham, Stockport, Trafford, Worthing, Burgess Hill and Birmingham.

Growing our Public Sector business is one of CBRE UK’s 5 strategic priorities. The ultimate ambition of the local team is to create a national centre of excellence for development advisory work.

Key Responsibilities

‒Assist in coordination and management (project management) of major development instructions.

‒Providing advice on local, regional and national real estate markets.

‒Assembling and working with multi-disciplinary professional teams to complete feasibility studies and business cases.

‒Site searches to identify landowners/third-party interests.

‒Procuring and overseeing technical, legal and commercial due diligence prior to acquisition or sale.

‒Analysing funding and delivery options.

‒Preparing and managing soft market testing exercises.

‒Liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

‒Negotiating with third parties on issues such as land assembly, vacant possession, access and rights to light; including the preparation of commercial Heads of Terms.

‒Work with senior team members to shape pitches and proposals.

‒Contribute to meeting the team’s financial targets.

Person Specification/Requirements

‒Pro-active approach to sourcing development and investment opportunities; strong business development and network building skills.

‒Good client relationship management skills and comfortable at presenting to clients.

‒Strong analytical and numeracy skills.

‒Good IT skills, including data rooms and proptech applications.

‒Good influencing and communication skills.

‒Good interpersonal skills, a genuine belief in collaboration and a clear ability to lead and inspire others.

‒Work autonomously and/or as part of a team as may be required.

‒Structured and innovative approach to problem-solving.

‒Strong attention to detail, commitment to achieving high quality client deliverables and hands-on involvement in the shaping and review of client deliverables and other outputs.

‒Highly flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and comfortable with environments of (relative) uncertainty.

‒Provide support to junior team members e.g. APC candidates, work experience students and apprentices.

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it’s like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

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