Estates Surveyor

Braintree District Council; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working arrangements

Local government pension scheme

Learning and development for all staff

Employee discounts at local businesses

Employee recognition schemes

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Braintree District Council is seeking an experienced Estates Surveyor to manage a portfolio of commercial and corporate properties. The role involves landlord and tenant work, rent reviews, and valuations, with oversight of site activities and compliance requirements.

The post is part-time (28 hours per week) with hybrid working options. Membership of RICS or active progression toward it is desirable, along with a degree in a property discipline and solid estates experience.

Qualifications

• Chartered membership with a property professional body (RICS) or working towards it.
• Degree level qualification in a property discipline.
• Several years’ estates management experience on commercial/corporate portfolios.
• Experience in rent reviews, renewals, and negotiations with best practice processes.
• Able to build relationships with staff, Members, tenants, consultants and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for estate management of allocated commercial and corporate properties.
• Lead landlord and tenant work, including rent reviews and negotiations with market evidence.
• Supervise staff and external contractors on site works.
• Monitor debt and support enforcement actions as needed.
• Progress leases, licences, wayleaves and easements to completion.
• Manage agency work, viewings and valuation inspections.
• Conduct property/land inspections and document L&T obligations.
• Ensure H&S and EPC compliance for areas under landlord control.

Skills

RICS membership

Estate management

Rent reviews

Lease negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

IT skills

Education

Degree in property discipline

Tools

MS Office

Property databases

Valuation software

Job description

We have a great opportunity for an experienced property professional to join our Asset Management Team.

About our Property and Asset Management Service

We provide professional asset and estate management services and deliver property management solutions for the general fund portfolio. The portfolio is mostly commercial property and land including corporate offices, leisure centres, investment property, country park estates, and community centres.

Taking responsibility for the estate management of an allocated commercial and corporate property portfolio to maximise value for the Council, your duties will include:

• Landlord and Tenant professional and estate management work, including leasehold and rent review negotiations, using comparable market evidence for the investment portfolio and land
• Advising colleagues on the best course of estates action and supporting them with their service objectives, ensuring details are processed, records are accurate and rent is invoiced correctly
• Supervising support officers, contractors and consultants for site-specific works
• Monitoring debt on the allocated portfolio for monthly review with the Head of Service and taking instructions in relation to enforcement action
• Progressing leases, licences, wayleaves, easements, from agreement of Heads of Terms through to a successful completion
• Undertaking agency work, including viewings, and supporting with valuation inspections
• Conducting a programme of property and land inspections to check L&T obligations, documenting records and working with the wider team to plan remedial works
• Dealing with estates issues such as land management disputes, encroachment, unauthorised structures, and assist other services with remedial action.
• Ensuring H&S and EPC property compliance for areas the Landlord controls, with support from the Asset & Project Officer and the Building Surveyor, identifying remedial works and supporting with tenant liaison
• Supporting the Council’s annual asset valuation programme, responding promptly to queries from the Finance and Audit teams

Our ideal Estates Surveyor will have the below skills and experience:

• The ability to travel independently and reliably throughout the Braintree Districtis essential, as the role will involve site visits that may not be on public transport routes
• You will ideally have membership of RICS, be working towards this or have an equivalent professional membership
• A degree level qualification in a property discipline
• Several years’ experience of estates management on commercial and corporate property portfolios, with some of this within the public sector
• Extensive experience of conducting rent reviews, lease renews, including good understanding of the processes to follow
• Extensive experience in transaction negotiations, utilising correct process to identify correct rental levels
• Ability to build and maintain good relationships with staff, Members, tenants, consultants and contractors
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment, to prioritise work and positively manage expectations
• Good IT skills (property and financial databases, Microsoft Office)

For more information, please see the Job Profile.

Please note, this is a part time, 28 hours per week, role.

Why choose Braintree District Council?

Braintree is an ambitious and dynamic Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the District located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community.

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach, which is led by our employees, and are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Our people see the difference they make and how the work they do actively contributes to and encourages positive change in the local community.

We also offer some great benefits, including:

• Flexible working
• Hybrid working arrangements are available in this role (home/office based) subject to business need
• Local government pension scheme
• Learning and development for all employees
• Employee discounts at local businesses
• Employee recognition schemes
• Extensive health and wellbeing programmes, including discounted gym membership

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Closing date for receipt of applications: Midnight on 22nd November 2026.

Interviews will be held in week commencing 7th December 2026.