Durham County Council are seeking to recruit a Principal Surveyor for a period of 12 months. WHAT IS INVOLVED? You will be a senior member of a team responsible for the delivery of the Council’s Property Management service. This role will ensure pro-active management of the Council’s estate ensuring the efficient management, use and occupation of the estate and working with the wider team identifying opportunities for rationalisation and/or disposal. You will supervise and direct the case work of Surveyors and Senior Surveyors, thereby supporting the Consultant Surveyors in management of the Council’s land and property portfolio to ensure that corporate and service, legislative, professional and good practice requirements are met or exceeded. You will be responsible for all acquisitions of land and property interests for Council purposes including the implementation of Compulsory Purchase powers. You will take the service lead on major capital projects, ensuring advice and property related requirements are fully understand and accurately implemented, working as part of a project team to ensure successful delivery. We encourage you to contact Karen Mitchell via email at karen.mitchell2@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role. WHAT WILL I NEED? Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject. Relevant professional qualification and Full Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). Evidence of continued professional development. Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria. INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th May 2026. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. OUR OFFER TO YOU We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website. ( https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us ) Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process. HOW TO APPLY Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. Please visit our website ( https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2083/How-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us ) to understand our position on using AI to support your application and for guidance on completing your application. If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email RecruitmentRES@durham.gov.uk. All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates. CONNECT WITH US Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dccjobsandcareers/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/durhamcountycounciljobsandcareers Visit our website http://durham.gov.uk/jobsandcareerswithus VPRS/161