Real Estate Value Advisory Manager / Senior Manager

About the role

PwC Channel Islands is expanding its real estate centre of excellence, bringing together Chartered Surveyors, RICS Registered Valuers and real estate specialists who work with PwC member firms to advise local and international clients such as property companies, institutional investors, real estate fund managers, government offices, private equity houses and family offices. The role is a Manager / Senior Manager position in the External Audit line of service, based in Guernsey, with 37.5 contracted hours per week. It sits alongside other Managers / Senior Managers and the Real Estate Value Advisory Director, and involves a significant share of time with the Audit practice, assessing valuation methodologies and assumptions in client audits.

Key responsibilities

• Review real estate asset valuations of leased and operational commercial, residential and development assets, typically across UK and European markets, for audit purposes
• Carry out real estate valuations and give sector specialist advice, for example in tax or business valuations, transactional due diligence, business recovery or restructuring and wider real estate advisory assignments
• Work with PwC network firms in the UK, Middle East and Ireland, often independently on key work streams
• Build relationships with clients, investors, advisers and internal stakeholders, acting as a trusted point of contact
• Prepare clear reports, presentations and client deliverables, turning complex valuation matters into practical insights
• Help develop new business through proposals, pitches and client presentations, and identify sell-on opportunities
• Own engagement operations: project planning, risk and acceptance procedures, budgeting, resource management, quality control and client relationship management
• Coach Associates and Senior Associates on technical valuation and market knowledge

Required profile

• RICS qualified, working towards RICS qualification, or another relevant professional qualification in real estate, valuation, finance or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of UK / European commercial real estate markets
• Advanced technical knowledge and practical experience of commercial real estate valuation
• Good technical knowledge of operational and development asset valuation; some practical experience preferable
• Working knowledge of real estate valuation software such as Argus Enterprise, Argus Developer and MRI
• Good Microsoft Excel; cashflow modelling experience preferable
• Desirable: knowledge of recovery / restructuring or distressed situations, and of financial reporting
• Travel may be required (up to 40%); work visa sponsorship available