Senior Estates Surveyor

Overview

As a Senior Estates Surveyor, you will provide strategic property advice across a diverse portfolio, supporting the Estates Commissioning Manager and broader Council priorities. You will lead complex real estate transactions, collaborate with internal teams and external partners, and help shape large-scale land assembly and asset management initiatives. The role focuses on maximising property value, delivering MTFS-aligned programmes, and ensuring governance compliance. This is an opportunity to influence major property decisions within a public-sector estate portfolio.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension scheme with employer contribution
• agile working
• generous annual leave entitlement and bank holidays
• additional day at Christmas
• Vivup benefits and discounts platform

Responsibilities

• Lead a broad range of property and estate initiatives, including land assembly for infrastructure and regeneration
• Manage acquisitions and disposals through internal teams and specialist consultants
• Oversee land and asset rationalisation, income generation from commercial and smallholding estates
• Ensure compliance with property law, governance processes and best practice
• Develop, negotiate and implement property solutions aligned with strategic objectives
• Prepare business cases, option appraisals and briefing reports for senior stakeholders
• Deliver programmes supporting Council Plan priorities, MTFS targets and capital receipts
• Prioritise and manage revenue and capital investments in line with lease obligations and long-term estate strategies

Key requirements

• Land assembly and site acquisition strategies with management of valuations, acquisitions and disposals by consultants
• Managing a diverse portfolio: operational assets, commercial property, rural smallholdings
• Managing commercial lettings and income-generating assets to maximise returns
• Compliance with property law, estate management best practice and local government governance
• Interpreting service requirements and developing/negotiating/implementing property solutions
• Preparing business cases, option appraisals and briefing reports for governance bodies
• Delivering programmes that support Council Plan, MTFS and capital receipt targets
• Managing revenue and capital investment to align with lease obligations and asset strategies

• Stakeholder relationship management
• Negotiation and influencing
• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Land assembly
• Valuations management
• Acquisitions and disposals

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