Head of Acquisitions and Disposals
- Employer
- Hays Building
- Location
- London, City of London
- Salary
- £75000.0 - £86000.0 per annum + 75000-86000, pension, hybrid working
- Closing date
- 10 Feb 2025
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- Job position
- Head of
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Function
- Surveyor - General practice
Job Details

Your new role
The role focusses on leading property acquisitions and disposals, ensuring compliance with the Council's financial and legal frameworks.
Key responsibilities include managing valuations according to RICS standards, developing a strategic vision for the Disposals and Acquisitions function, and analysing market trends to identify opportunities.
The position also involves overseeing strategic development initiatives, managing project budgets, and fostering a high-performance culture within the team.
Additionally, it requires advising stakeholders on acquisitions, negotiating joint ventures, building relationships with external partners, and representing the Council in high-level negotiations.
Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and responding to public enquiries are also essential duties.
What you'll need to succeed
- Full membership at the Chartered or Fellow level of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or FRICS).
- Extensive experience in senior leadership positions within property development, acquisitions, or disposals.
- Strong background in property valuation, compliant with RICS Valuation Standards and best practices.
- Proven success in delivering high-value, complex property development projects on schedule and within budget.
- Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, emphasising long-term value creation.
- Outstanding leadership skills, capable of motivating, mentoring, and empowering a high-performing team.
- Superior communication, negotiation, presentation, and influencing skills at senior levels.
- Proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Comprehensive knowledge of property law, development regulations, financial best practices, and risk management principles.
- Experience in a Local Authority setting, with a solid understanding of public sector priorities.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including diplomacy, effective negotiation skills, and active involvement at all levels of the process.
- The ability to analyse property market trends and identify opportunities for strategic recommendations.
- Proven track record in facilitating, negotiating, and managing joint venture partnerships to achieve optimal outcomes aligned with the organisation's strategic goals.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salaries!
A generous local government package, with a great pension and more!
Hybrid working!
A chance to make your mark on a growing team!
And more...
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Company
Company Profile
Hays Construction and Property consultants have unparalleled recruiting expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the UK jobs market.
We are fully committed to finding job seekers the right job for the right reason. We place building specialists into every kind of position, including building, construction, architectural, project management, surveying and engineering jobs.
Our expert consultants offer a personalised recruitment service and will give you careers advice to ensure that you achieve your work ambitions.
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- Website
- http://www.hays.com/
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