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Form of workHere at The Edinburgh Woollen Mill we are looking for a Property Acquisitions Surveyor to join our team
If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.
As a Property Acquisitions Surveyor, you will be responsibility for the group wide acquisition of the company’s property portfolio in line with the company’s expansion programme and the identification of potential opportunities for adding and extracting value and profit
Responsibilities / Objectives:
1. Oversee the performance of the New Stores Team
2. Take responsibility for the acquisition of new stores, negotiating and agreeing the location, rent and size of properties. Essential to this task is sound managerial judgement to negotiate final costs
3. Presenting opportunities to Directors to gain approval for the selected stores and make recommendations, as appropriate
4. Be responsible for appointing external consultants in relation to professional issues. Thereafter maintain regular liaison, instructing and managing their performance and agreeing remuneration levels
5. Identifying opportunities in new stores for subletting surplus space and thereafter for ensuring that these deals happen to time and budget
6. Identifying opportunities to acquire new businesses to add to the group portfolio. Presenting such opportunities to the Directors and undertaking property due diligence
7. Identifying and exploiting development opportunities for the business where “one off” profits can be achieved at the same time
8. As part of the store site selection process, undertake extensive travel, wherever the need exists
9. Assume accountability for the preparation of the property administration cost control and budget
10. Frequent travel to our Head Office in Carlisle
11. Ensure direct reports are developed, trained and reviewed
12. Any other ad-hoc duties as required
