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Hays Telecoms

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Competitive

Location

Altrincham

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Acquisition Surveyor - Telecommunications base stations for mobile

Acquisition Surveyor - traditional ‘Property’ specialist (3-5 years)
looking for acquisitions surveyors in Manchester and Reading. Teleco experience is essential and we are really looking for a traditional ‘Property’ specialist (3-5 years) with a track record of obtaining (& negotiating) property rights.
T
he primary role of an Acquisition Surveyor is to acquire property rights for mobile operators to enable the development and evolution of the ‘mobile phone’ network and Team Leadership of Graduates and Support Staff as required.
• Working with Senior Acquisition Surveyors, Acquisition Manager and Town Planners to obtain thorough knowledge of the role.
• To maintain an overview of colleagues work to ensure maintenance of Quality, Project Performance and Client Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and to ensure knowledge and information is available to the employer’ and Client’s Project Manager in the absence of those colleagues.
• Progression of site instructions for clients from inception through to site completion.
• Acquiring property rights for new Telecoms sites, both permanent and temporary where appropriate, the acquisition of new rights to upgrade/decommission existing sites and the identification and implementation of established property rights for existing sites.
• Commencing applications for clients to Site Share on Third party tower and land.
• Attendance at Kick-off visits (KOV’s) to identify suitable sites for new Radio Base Stations including the identification of willing and unwilling prospective landlords and reporting findings to the Client.
• Preparing then co-ordinating Multi Skilled Visits (MSV’s); organising & conducting different disciplines in order to produce a detailed scheme to propose to the Client, Landowner, Employer and Local Planning Authority.
• Negotiation and agreement of commercial terms with Site Provider (Option agreements and Heads of Terms); liaison with client and Third Party Solicitors thereafter until Full Legal Completion.
• Evaluation of existing property leases to ascertain clients property rights and selection of appropriate course of action, i.e. Deed of Variation, Surrender and Re-grant
• Co-ordinating signing of wayleave documents between Service Provider and Site Provider (i.e. BT, NTL or the Distribution Network Operator)
• Assisting/Managing internal/external resources in the delivery of design, acquisition, town planning and REC management where appropriate
• Co-ordination with internal/external resources to ensure site acquisition is within the timescale and parameters dictated by clients Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Maintenance of employer’s and client’s database
• Provision of weekly and monthly reports illustrating profit/loss and a running evaluation of the project.
• Benchmarking and providing innovative new suggestions in client and employer’s business
• Liaising with all parties at all levels of the business

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Negotiating – Be hard working, target driven with a positive mental attitude and not afraid to go the extra mile.
• Property Valuation – The ability to derive a valuation for specific property rights including:
o Establishing Market Rental Value
o Opportunity Cost or Existing Use Value
o Special Value and Best Negotiation Value
• Commercial Awareness – general knowledge of business and being able to analyse situations from a commercial perspective
• Coping – Able to maintain a mature problem solving attitude while dealing with interpersonal conflict, hazardous conditions, personal rejection, hostility or time demands
• Reading the system (shrewdness) – Able to recognise and use information about organisational climate and key individuals (both internal and external) to accomplish legitimate organisational goals; be aware of the importance of timing, politics and group processes in managing change
• Organisation and Planning – Able to organise or schedule people to tasks; to develop realistic action plans while being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability
• Decisiveness – Able to make decisions on available information and take action; make commitments and not change decisions when challenged; deal with emergencies as necessary
• Assertiveness – Able to maturely express one’s opinions and feelings in spite of disagreement; accurately communicate to others regardless of their status or position
• General Communication - Must be a team player able to work and operate effectively as an individual and part of the team, able to communicate effectively and confidently with people from all areas and levels of the business; attending meetings or chairing meetings with clients, contractors and internally within Our Client
• Commitment to task – Able to start and persist with specific courses of action whilst exhibiting high motivation and a sense of urgency; wiling to commit to long hours and make personal sacrifice where necessary to meet important deadlines; ability to drive a task forward until the task is either resolved or completed
• Compliance - Able to operate within existing ISO conditions and regulations; must conform to company Health & Safety policy; previous experience in operating within and/or implementing ISO regulations/ quality system would be an advantage











SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED (E = Essential; D = Desirable)

E - Client relationship management
E - Willingness to learn practises of estate management/ lease agreement and/or renewal; ultimately to be familiar with all of the above
E – Negotiation skills, ability to quickly complete deals to the satisfaction of all parties
E - Computer literate and competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages including manipulating spread sheets, analysing data and interpreting results
E – Ability to manage a portfolio of sites ensuring progression within a designated client workflow
E – Ability to work within a multi-discipline team
E – Driving License
D - Degree qualified in Estate Management/ Land Surveying preferred but experience will be taken into account
D - Any related work experience/ placements/ year out would be an advantage.




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