Property Investment Surveyor - 6-month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 29 July 2025
Requisition ID: 400008068
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
This is a 6-month Fixed Term Contract.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Property Investment Surveyor means becoming an integral part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team dedicated to maximising value from our diverse property estate. You will have the opportunity to lead and manage complex investment workstreams, develop innovative property investment strategies, and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across various departments. With a focus on driving best results for the business and fostering strong relationships with key industry contacts, this role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact within a reputable and innovative organisation known for its commitment to excellence and strategic growth.
What you'll do
You’ll manage property investment workstreams by developing and implementing investment strategies to drive value from the company's leasehold and freehold estate. You’ll be a key point of contact for property investment matters within the business, providing advice to property teams and other departments. You will build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders across various functions such as Treasury, Pensions, Tax, Investor Relations, and Finance to ensure collaborative approaches to complex investment initiatives that align with our objectives. Additionally, you will lead and oversee investment acquisitions and disposals, manage portfolio valuations, and stay abreast of investment market activities to provide regular reports and insights to internal teams and boards. Your role will require strong financial acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to effectively manage external project teams and stakeholders to achieve successful investment outcomes.
Who you are
You have a wealth of experience in managing property investment workstreams and implementing strategic investment strategies to drive value from leasehold and freehold estates. Your expertise in portfolio valuations, asset-backed securities, and investment structures allows you to provide cross-functional advice to internal stakeholders and collaborate effectively with teams across Sainsbury’s. With strong relationship-building skills and a track record of successful investment acquisitions and disposals, you play a pivotal role in leading complex investment initiatives that drive optimal results across all sectors of the estate.
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of property investment and asset management
- Experience in investment acquisitions and disposals
- Experience of managing portfolio valuations
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
