Director or Associate Director Valuation - Self Storage Sector

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Director or Associate Director to join our clients’ dynamic Valuation & Advisory team, with a primary focus on the Self-Storage Sector.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a wide range of valuation assignments, develop expertise in a growing asset class, and advance your career within a leading global real estate firm.

The role involves servicing clients across Europe in the delivery of loan security and accounts valuations, feasibility studies, pricing support and consulting work for a range of external clients and internal stakeholders (including debt and corporate finance teams).

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Take on projects with a good level of individual responsibility, asking questions where necessary but being able to present draft numbers/report ready for discussion with colleagues and deliver within agreed deadlines.
• Manage own timescales/workload and communicate these to colleagues, managers and stakeholders as appropriate.
• Proactively seek further assignments and/or contribute to other projects when capacity permits.
• Demonstrate initiative starting with basic admin tasks and aiming to demonstrate this at higher levels.
  • Examples at a basic level: e.g. checking LOE matches fee quote, checking main report reflects LOE and bases of value etc. Making sure comps have been analysed and included in our deal database.
  • Higher levels: checking how our valuation assumptions compare with other, similar valuations we have done, deals we are aware of, high level checks such as cost v revenue, sentiment vs other sectors etc. i.e. do the key metrics of this valuation sound right in the wider context?
• Team player with demonstrable commitment to helping achieve the team’s goals in terms of fees, professional standards and client service.
• Delivering market insight reports to clients
• Maintaining a high standard of client service and delivery
• Assisting in generating new business by preparing fee quotes, pitches and/or market reports.
• Build network both internally and externally, ensuring the team continues to be engaged both with other sector teams and clients we may only work with intermittently. Note: making contacts at junior levels is also beneficial.
• Project manage deliverables where the inputs from teams in other sectors or geographies are required.

Key Skills Required:

• MRICS qualification
• Practical understanding of commercial property and valuations (ideally with an understanding of discounted cashflows but not essential).
• Financial modelling skills and experience with Microsoft Excel are essential, knowledge of Argus Enterprise desirable.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook essential. Strong data manipulation skills in Excel are essential.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills and comfortable with report writing
• Ability to plan and deliver projects within agreed timeframes 
• A desire and urgency to deliver high quality reports and client service

Our client offers real scope for career enhancement and development for a dedicated, professional and enthusiastic individual with a strong work ethic who wants to join one of the true market leaders.

For further information or to apply for this position then please email andrew@kingsleyrecruitment.co.uk or call Andrew Kingsley MRICS at Kingsley Recruitment on 07879 413 765.