NERC Real Estate Summer Placement

NERC Real Estate Team Overview

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Real Estate Team manages a diverse portfolio of property interests across the estate, including leases, licences, and other property arrangements that support the organisation's operational needs.

The team is responsible for delivering a range of transactional and operational functions, including supporting property acquisitions and disposals, maintaining accurate property data and records, and preparing reports to advise business decision-making. It also manages business rates, ensuring liabilities are accurately assessed and managed. Through this varied workload, the Real Estate Team provides crucial professional property support to the wider organisation.

We collaborate with four NERC Centres:

• British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
• British Geological Survey (BGS)
• National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
• UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)

About the Summer Placement

We offer students the opportunity to gain experience in the workplace, allowing them to develop a broad range of skills and gain exposure to many facets of real estate management. Our small, collaborative team provides a supportive environment with a variety of interesting tasks each day.

The placement offers insight into operational areas such as business rates management, helping students develop an understanding of how property liabilities are identified and managed within a large public sector estate. Students will have opportunities to build practical skills, develop professional property knowledge, and gain a valuable overview of real estate management in a sophisticated organisational environment.

There may be opportunities to travel to sites across the UK to experience unique environmental science facilities and understand the relationship between the NERC Real Estate Team and the operational Estates Teams at the NERC Centres. You will also gain insight into how our work contributes to society as UKRI is a non-departmental public body of the UK government.

Summary of Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend team meetings, engage with colleagues, and take accurate notes of meeting actions.
• Assist with tasks related to lease and licence arrangements such as new agreements, renewals, rent reviews, break options, Licence to Alter, and Licence to Underlet.
• Prepare data templates and input information into the property database.
• Review property registered titles and other real estate documentation, ensuring documents are correctly filed and securely stored.
• Support the procurement of suppliers in line with government procurement regulations.
• Research relevant changes in legislation.
• Be willing to travel as required, with potential overnight stays.

Person Specification

In order to apply for the role, we are looking for the following qualifications:

Essential:

• Full-time university student, returning to university to complete your undergraduate degree after the summer placement.
• Right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the placement.
• Studying a relevant degree related to commercial Real Estate Management, including modules such as valuations, surveying, property law, and landlord & tenant law.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Planned and organised approach to work and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work well within a team and show initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in communication (written and verbal) and problem-solving.

Desirable:

• Ability to work independently, using available resources to overcome challenges.
• Experience in data analysis.

Employee Benefits

We offer a permanent position with a whole host of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday pro rata
• Flexible working hours
• Easily accessible public transport links/free parking
• Excellent learning and development opportunities

Please note that this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status. At the interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring identification documents and original documents that prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note that we can only accept a maximum of 2 applications per candidate. Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter, which should address your suitability for the opportunity based on how you meet each essential criterion stated in this advert.

We hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.