Senior Estates Surveyor

About the job

Key information

• 37 hours/week
• Salary of £45,771 – £50,142 per annum (remuneration package includes a £4000 recruitment allowance per annum until 31/12/2027)
• 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Permanent position

What will I be doing?

You will join the Estates Operations Team at Somerset Council responsible for the managing a diverse property portfolio of circa 4,000 assets, including 1,300 buildings and 2,300 parcels of land. The Council’s property assets deliver a wide range of services for the people of Somerset including leisure facilities, depots, libraries and corporate offices. The team also manage cultural and heritage assets, commercial properties and agricultural holdings. You’ll be a key part of the team managing this estate with your own diverse caseload and having responsibility for the day-to-day management of your portfolio.

Using your subject expertise, you’ll provide professional real estate advice to senior managers and service areas. You’ll be coordinating multiple stakeholders, clients and internal professionals and will need to communicate effectively with each. You will also use negotiation skills to ensure best value is achieved for the Council.

The role involves regular travel to a variety of sites around Somerset, including for inspections and meetings, some of which may be in rural areas.

This is a significant role within our service with lots of varied responsibilities. If you think you meet the skills and background required, then we would love to hear from you!

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But this role requires:

• MRICS or AssocRICS qualification.
• Experience of managing wide ranging caseloads, including supervision of staff
• Experience of advising stakeholders and clients on complex/specialist issues relating to role
• Comprehensive knowledge of statutory regulations relating to service area and related functions
• Previous experience in a Local Government/Public Sector role would be desirable.
• We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Supporting documents and information

The salary for this role is £45,771 – £50,142 per annum (remuneration package includes a £4000 recruitment allowance per annum until 31/12/2027)

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Felicity Haigh via email at Felicity.Haigh@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button – we can’t wait to hear from you.

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