Estates Surveyor, Estates South West & Thames Hub
Estates Surveyor, Estates South West & Thames Hub
Number of jobs available
1
Region
South East, South West
City/Town
Exeter, Reading
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP EA KINGS MEADOW HOUSE, RG1 8DQ, DEFRA GRP EA MANLEY HOUSE, EX2 7LQ
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Estates, Surveying
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Compressed Hours
Salary Minimum
£41,617
Closing Date:
28/09/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
We're fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns, including compressed hours.
AN ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE OF £4,750 IS OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE, INCREASING THE SALARY TO £46,367 PRO RATA. Please read the Additional Information pack for details about this allowance payment and role.
If you're part of the Environment Agency, you're part of the solution. Working with us means protecting and improving the environment and tackling issues of national importance. We're based across England, and our responsibilities span industry regulation, flood defences, land contamination, water quality, fisheries and conservation.
As an Estates Surveyor, you'll be involved in a wide variety of surveying work, providing professional property expertise across all aspects of our business. Applying your skills as a surveyor, you'll work collaboratively within project teams helping to deliver nationwide programmes of capital flood defence work that will protect properties. You'll be involved at all stages of project delivery from feasibility through to completion. Your expertise will also be applied to the management of a diverse land and property portfolio, including commercial and rural property management, valuation and dealing with landlord and tenant issues.
As a confident negotiator, you'll represent our interests with a broad customer and client base. With an up-to-date knowledge of current legislation and best practice, you'll provide strong technical guidance and support to other members of your team. We'll also support you to develop both personally and professionally.
Responding to incidents is an important part of what we do, and with this in mind you'll have an incident role and should be ready to make yourself available to respond or provide business continuity support.
The team
The Estates Team sits within the larger Corporate & National Services directorate. You can read more about the directorate in the Additional Information pack.
The Estates service extends to 130 people, offering professional support for Environment Agency land, property, compensation and valuation matters.
Experience/skills required
Please read the Additional Information pack for the full essential and desirable criteria required for this role. Below states the qualifications/memberships and experience required:
* You will hold one of the following qualifications/memberships:
o you'll be a fellow of the CAAV (FAAV)
o qualified as a chartered surveyor (MRICS/FRICS) ideally in Land and Resources, Commercial or Rural. However, we would consider other pathways, if you feel the pathway you have followed would be suitable for this role. Please note. We will accept your application if you have submitted your APC and expect to pass within the next three months.
* full and valid driving licence
* experience of estate management, acquisition and disposal work in the urban and/or rural environment and experience within land rights acquisition
* be able to demonstrate that you can draw on your knowledge and experience to advise on a range of property matter and projects
Contact and additional information
You can download the Additional Information pack, which contains some useful information that may help you when applying for this position.
A full UK driving licence is essential to travel to sites and offices across our hubs, some of which are inaccessible by public transport. You'll be provided with a vehicle to carry out this work.
You will be required to attend your hubs office for training during your induction and for team meetings. Otherwise, you have the flexibly to work from home.
If you have any further enquiries about this role or would benefit from an informal discussion, please email -
Interviews are expected to take place via MS Teams on Friday 17 October 2025.
Competence 1
Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards and demonstrates the drive to meet delivery targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
In no more than 250 words, using a specific example, please describe how you have delivered a successful piece of work/project while overcoming challenges or obstacles.
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection, so please ensure that you draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach and review our EA Capability Dictionary.
Competence 2
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Description
Identifies and addresses the needs of internal and external customers, providing rapid and effective responses.
This role will liaise and collaborate with a diverse range of internal and external customers and partners.
In no more than 250 words, please describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer/client to improve the service you provided for them.
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection, so please ensure that you draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach and review our EA Capability Dictionary.
Competence 3
Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
This role will provide liaison between many different parties and will involve the successful communication of complex information and position.
In no more than 250 words, please describe an occasion where you have had to employ different methods of communication to ensure your client(s) understood the information in the context of the overall desired outcome.
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection, so please ensure that you draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach and review our EA Capability Dictionary.
Competence 4
Technical Skills
Description
This is an unscored question and for information only.
To apply for this role, you must hold one of the following qualifications/memberships. Please confirm which and status:
o you'll be a fellow of the CAAV (FAAV)
o qualified as a chartered surveyor (MRICS/FRICS) ideally in Land and Resources, Commercial or Rural. However, we would consider other pathways, if you feel the pathway you have followed would be suitable for this role. Please note. We will accept your application if you have submitted your APC and expect to pass within the next three months.
Role specific license requirements
A full UK driving licence is essential to travel to sites and offices across our hubs, some of which are inaccessible by public transport.
Role specific professional membership requirements
You'll be a fellow of the CAAV (FAAV) or be qualified as a chartered surveyor (MRICS/FRICS), ideally in Land and Resources, Commercial or Rural. IMPORTANT: PLEASE STATE WHICH QUALIFICATION/MEMBERSHIP YOU HOLD ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.