Interim Estates Manager

Job Role – Interim Estates Manager

Location – Covering Norwich and surrounding areas

Day Rate – up to £700 per day DOE

Job Type – Contract

We are working with our client to appoint an Interim MRICS qualified Estate Surveyor to join a well-regarded organisation within the social housing sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced interim surveyor to provide professional surveying and estate management advice across a diverse residential portfolio in and around Norwich and surrounding areas, playing a key role in supporting the effective management, valuation, and development of social housing assets on a day-rate contract basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional estate management advice across a portfolio of social housing assets, including leasehold and freehold properties
• Carry out valuations, rent reviews, and lease renewals in line with RICS guidance and best practice
• Advise on acquisitions, disposals, and land transactions to support the organisation’s asset management strategy
• Manage leasehold and right-to-buy/right-to-acquire matters, including boundary disputes and easements
• Liaise with internal teams, tenants, solicitors, and external stakeholders on property and estate-related matters
• Support the development pipeline by advising on land assembly, options, and site appraisals
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, and RICS professional standards
• Prepare reports and provide clear, commercially sound recommendations to senior stakeholders

Candidate Profile

• MRICS qualified (essential), with post-qualification experience in estate management, ideally within social housing or the wider public/affordable housing sector
• Strong technical knowledge of landlord and tenant matters, valuations, and asset management
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical property matters to non-specialist stakeholders
• Commercially astute, with sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Full UK driving licence, with willingness to travel across the Norwich portfolio as required

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