Associate - Rating

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Rating – Associate
Birmingham

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Associate – Rating to join our highly regarded National Rating team in Birmingham. This role is ideal for an established surveyor with a strong background in business rates who is ready to take on greater responsibility for client delivery, team leadership, and business development within a market-leading consultancy. You will play a key role in advising major clients on complex rating matters across a diverse property portfolio, while supporting the continued growth and performance of the team.

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies to minimise clients’ business rates liabilities across complex portfolios

• Take primary responsibility for the management of key client accounts, ensuring high-quality service delivery and long-term client relationships

• Oversee empty property rates mitigation strategies and the identification and application of relevant reliefs

• Undertake and review property inspections and measurements for valuation purposes, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance

• Analyse valuation evidence and assessments to determine appeal potential and appropriate strategy

• Prepare, review, and submit high-quality submissions through the Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA) process

• Provide clear, commercially focused advice to clients and stakeholders, including written reports and presentations

• Contribute to team financial performance, fee forecasting, and the identification of new business opportunities

• Support, mentor, and oversee junior surveyors, contributing to their technical and professional development

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across service lines to deliver integrated client solutions

• Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with demonstrable experience in rating

• Strong track record of delivering business rates advice and managing client portfolios independently

• Experience working with rating software such as Riverlake, Analyse, RatesData, and Calcurate

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and report-writing skills, with confidence dealing directly with clients

• Commercially astute with a proactive approach to business development and fee generation

• Up-to-date knowledge of rating legislation, procedures, and the CCA appeals process

• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members is desirable