Surveyor -

Surveyor
Working hours Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)
Permanent
Salary up to £48,000 per year (depending on experience)
Location hybrid working with office location at Pity Me, Durham
Here at Northumbrian Water Group, we have an exciting opportunity for a Surveyor to join our growing Estates team.
The Surveyor will provide professional advice and delivery support on all land and property matters across Northumbrian Water’s appointed and non-appointed estates and capital works projects.
They will manage their own caseload of capital works jobs, land rights, access, compensation, and valuation matters, ensuring our statutory obligations are met and that projects are delivered efficiently and compliantly.
Working with internal stakeholders and external partners, the Surveyor ensures land transactions and negotiations deliver value, protect NWG’s interests, and support long-term asset management objectives.
You will be a Chartered or Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), with experience in land acquisition, access negotiations, compensation settlements, and property transactions.
It would be beneficial to have an understanding of the Water Industry Act 1991, Compulsory Purchase Law, and Agricultural Property Law. You will be competent in valuation principles and compensation assessment and you can liaise effectively with landowners, agents, surveyors, and legal advisors.
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
Free access to local attractions.
A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.