Senior Development Surveyor

We are looking to recruit a Senior Development Surveyor - Acquisition and Disposal or a Development Surveyor - Acquisition and Disposal , depending on skills and experience.

The Department

Portsmouth City Council's Property and Investment Team is part of the Economy, Transport and Planning Directorate. We manage a multi million pound property portfolio spanning industrial, retail, office, leisure, agricultural, and alternative sectors—including a major municipal port. Our work generates £25 million annually and supports regeneration and capital projects across the UK.

What is the role?

As part of our multi-disciplinary Property and Investment Team, you'll lead on property development matters across a diverse UK-wide portfolio. Your responsibilities include:

• Assist with the delivery of the Council's regeneration plans and identify opportunities for development.
• Conducting options appraisals for acquisitions, disposals, and development.
• Preparing reports and valuations to support strategic decisions.
• Negotiating acquisitions and disposals in support of Council strategies.
• Providing professional property services under contract for other authorities.

Who is the person?

You will be a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS or FRICS) with significant post-qualification experience and a strong commercial focus on maximising returns. You will bring:

• Expertise in development, acquisition, and disposal strategies.
• Ability to analyse complex property data and deliver innovative solutions.
• Excellent negotiation and technical skills.
• IT proficiency and familiarity with property systems.
• Flexibility to travel across the city and UK.

If you're motivated, commercially minded, and ready to shape Portsmouth's property future, we would love to hear from you

Our recruitment process

We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office 2 days a week (pro rata for part time) depending on the role and business needs.

To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile below to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

When completing your application you will be required to complete a personal statement. You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile. Please give examples of your experience and any transferrable skills. This is your opportunity to showcase yourself and your achievements.

We are looking for talented candidates who resonate with our core values. Authenticity and honesty in your application is vital to determine whether you are a good fit for the role.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

About Portsmouth City Council

What we can offer you:

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council

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