[Hiring] Regional Surveyor @Paragon Bank Group

Role Description

We are looking to recruit a home-based Regional Surveyor to cover the following post codes: BH, PO, SO and SP to support our existing and increasing number of lending valuations within the area.

If you are fully qualified (AssocRICS / MRICS / FRICS) with post-qualification experience and wish to join our growing national team, this may be the opportunity for you.

The successful candidate will join our existing (and expanding) in-house team by providing specialist property advice to the Group that includes mortgage valuations and security assessments of residential investment properties in support of the Group’s buy-to-let business and other functions.

The successful candidate will ideally be based in or around Portsmouth or Southampton.

Duties and responsibilities

• Being the Regional Surveyor for the area, supplement existing in-house coverage in managing the region including valuation flow and panel input.
• Provide high quality professional advice recognising that the Regional Surveyor is the face of the Group.
• Comply with RICS regulations and all other requirements.
• Keep up to date with local markets and technical developments affecting the role including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) and Multi-unit blocks (MUB’s).
• Complete validations of panel surveyor valuation reports in respect of the region and maintain / develop panel surveyor relationships.
• Where required, help to manage Receiver of Rent, Repossession and Power of sale cases to include valuation, condition and Health & Safety reporting including working with agents as necessary.
• Provide Market Reports and such information that is requested to allow Group Strategy to be determined.
• Undertake specific tasks that support other Group business lines including Development Finance and Due Diligence exercises.
• Attend Head Office when requested to perform the Duty Surveyor role or for other purposes to include Regional Surveyor meetings and projects.

Qualifications

• Professional competence/qualification incl MRICS / FRICS and Valuer Registration scheme.
• Up to date CPD.
• Clean current driving licence.

Working Hours

• 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (one hour for lunch).

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 27 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave.
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate.
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees.
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension.
• Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment.
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more.
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year.
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover.