Estates Surveyor

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich IP1 2BX
£40,478 - £46,549 per annum + Market Forces Supplement of £5,000 (pro rata for part time)
37 hours per week (part time and job share opportunities will be considered)
Permanent

What we are looking for

We are looking for an Estates Surveyor with experience of asset and property management to join our Strategic Property Team and contribute to the delivery of our Joint Strategic Asset Management Plan.

To be successful you will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.

About the Estates Surveyor role

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to help deliver the councils corporate approach to property.

As one of our Estates Surveyors, you will take on an important role in our Strategic Property team.

You will be involved, from the outset, in contributing to our asset management processes whilst driving forward your estates workload and supporting the team on a day to day basis.

We need you to bring your experience in property management, valuation, Landlord and Tenant, options appraisal and strategic review as well as your energy to our small team, implementing strong asset management processes, project management and developing robust data management processes.

In return, we can offer you a challenging and diverse range of work across a varied estate of land and property within our districts.

You will be working with Senior Officers and Service colleagues as well as external stakeholders, advisors and partners in maximising opportunities and value from our estate and deliver better outcomes for our residents and communities.

About you

Ideally a Chartered Surveyor, you will have gained knowledge and experience of managing a diverse property portfolio in a client side role. Experience working in or with the public sector would be useful.

You will have worked across a range of workplace environments and bring the skills to work collaboratively across the organisation, have an eye for detail, be organised and meticulous so as to balance the demands of local government. You will, of course, be commercially focussed and an excellent negotiator.

About us

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

**Benefits**:
great opportunities for learning and development
Suffolk coaching and mentoring partnership
generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
competitive local government pension scheme
wellbeing support program
employee assist program
health care options.

For more information, visit our Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org) and view 'The best things about working for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (youtube)' to find out what our employees say about working for us.

Our ways of working

Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

To find out more:
If you wish to discuss the hybrid working approach for this role, or for an informal discussion, please contact Sara Cameron on: (01449) 724742.

Closing date: 5pm, 11 May 2023.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.