About the role
Are you an experienced Senior Estates Surveyor looking for a dynamic role in estate management?
We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to play a key role in managing a diverse corporate property portfolio.
In this role, you will apply your landlord and tenant and land and property expertise to handle property contract negotiations, ensuring effective estate management and income generation. You will provide professional advice and recommendations to the Principal Surveyor/Manager and be responsible for maintaining excellent customer relationships.
The role also requires occasional attendance at council meetings and committees outside normal working hours.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the strategic management of a varied and high-profile property portfolio while developing your career in a supportive and professional environment.
What will you be doing?
As a Senior Estates Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing a diverse property portfolio and ensuring the effective delivery of estate management casework. Your key responsibilities will include:
1. Handling lease renewals, rent reviews, freehold and leasehold disposals, licenses (including wayleaves), and general asset management to maximise estate value.
2. Conducting routine valuations using RICS valuation methodology and advising the Principal Surveyor/Senior Asset Manager on recommendations.
3. Procuring specialist valuations and technical advice, ensuring that terms align with the Council’s needs.
4. Managing telecommunication and utility negotiations, including easements and wayleaves.
5. Maintaining accurate property records and supporting the asset valuation programme by liaising with external valuers, finance, and audit teams.
6. Conducting site visits and inspections, resolving boundary disputes, and attending meetings with tenants, landowners, and surveyors.
7. Mentoring Trainee Estate Surveyors, offering guidance on landlord and tenant matters and professional development.
Collaborating with legal, facilities, and external consultants, ensuring compliance with regulations and aligning with corporate objectives.
Please contact James Ellis (Estates@northnorthants.gov.uk) if you have any queries regarding this position.
About you
As a Senior Estates Surveyor, you will bring a combination of technical expertise, strong communication skills, and a proactive approach to estate management.
You will have:
8. A degree (or equivalent experience) in property, surveying, or a related field
9. Professional membership of the RICS
10. Experience in property inspections, including building pathology, as well as landlord and tenant matters
11. A solid understanding of efficient and economic property use
12. Strong IT literacy, including proficiency in property management systems and databases.
13. The ability to manage multiple priorities
14. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
A diplomatic approach to managing expectations and resolving disputes.
Our benefits
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Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
15. a competitive salary
16. a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
17. lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
18. generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
19. hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
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