Business Rates Director

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WSP GL Hearn are looking to further accelerate the growth of their market-leading rating business and are looking to recruit an ambitious, experienced, and talented rating surveyor with a passion for retail to deliver on existing work and bring in new business ahead for the 2023 Revaluation and plan for 2026.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Provide bespoke rates appeal and mitigation advice to major investor and occupier clients within the commercial property sector.
• Manage and grow your own client base and caseload with a view to taking on more responsibility with increased experience.
• Develop excellent business relationships with new and existing clients.
• Assist with and provide rating advice to developer and landlord clients through all stages of the development cycle including deletion/RV appeals, completion notices, and mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the preparation of Valuation Tribunal procedural documents including statement of case.
• Integrate fully in the wider WSP GL Hearn/WSP network and develop strong working relationships across the WSP business, fostering connections with colleagues to promote business rates services and leverage opportunities with clients.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent knowledge of the UK retail market.
• Commercially astute with an entrepreneurial attitude to business development.
• Ability to work autonomously and co-ordinate tasks efficiently to ensure deadlines are met.
• Accurate and exceptional attention to detail.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook); familiarity with Rating software Riverlake and Analyse is beneficial.
• MRICS qualified.
• Experience in providing rating advice and negotiating appeals.
• Detailed knowledge of rating legislation and case law.
• Good general surveying and inspection skills.