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Job overview

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is the 6th largest trust in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million patients each year through three main acute hospitals; Barnet, Chase Farm and the Royal Free RFL also operate from more than 70 locations in the community, including services from Finchley Memorial Hospital and from Edgeware Community Hospital. RFL employ 10,000 staff and our annual turnover is c.£924m.

We offer an exceptionally wide range of local and specialist services from accident and emergency, maternity and general surgery to kidney, liver and bone marrow transplantation, plastic surgery, and critical care.

The Royal Free Hospital is a major acute and teaching hospital in Hampstead. Sitting on a 7-acre site

The role requires a qualified surveyor with experience of development appraisals, development advisory, legal agreements, OJEU partner procurement, project management, acquisition and disposal work and town planning together with experience in general asset management.

The Senior Asset Management Surveyor provides a specialist/informed client who delivers advice on a broad range of development and transaction related matters. The Senior Asset Management Surveyor will support the Strategic Development. Manager to deliver a wide range of development projects across the Trust’s sites and external projects where necessary.

Main duties of the job

In order to effectively support the Strategic Development Manager in the promotion and progression of development and property transactions, the individual requires a good understanding or working knowledge of the following

Theoretical and/or practical knowledge of a range of options to bring forward developments and option appraisal and evaluation techniques to assess such options against an agreed set of objectives. Procurement of consultants in accordance with the trust’s standing orders and public sector policy, such as the Public Contracts Regulations. Preparing development appraisals and assessing viability including discount cash flow analysis and sensitivity testing.  Value maximisation through mix, quantum, phasing and scope of development.

·       Managing the planning application process, including pre-application meetings, statutory consultation and stakeholder meetings and submission of planning applications. Preparing formal reports and valuations (by others) to support transactions.

·       Managing or taking a lead role in projects, from the earliest feasibility and planning stages through to completion including managing and co-ordinating sub-consultants in the provision of technical surveys, agency and consultancy advice.  Experience in public sector procurement requirements and maximising market interest.  Awareness of governance procedures and experience in reporting milestones and Landlord and Tenant and experience in commercial leases

Working for our organisation

To be familiar with policy and the service priorities that drive property strategies for the health sector and wider public sector. Support Property Management team in L&T transaction and occupier management.

Facilitate and support the ongoing review, development, and regular publication of the Trust Estate Strategy.  Engage with local stakeholders in matters of property and land asset management to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current property trends and developments in order to contribute to strategic decision making.