Estates Surveyor

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Annual leave 27.5–32.5 days

Job summary

Met Office is seeking an Estates Surveyor to lead strategic management of the property portfolio. You will ensure compliance and provide suitable accommodation to meet organisational goals.

Join our Property Management team to deliver estates strategy, tenancy matters, and data-driven cost analysis while engaging stakeholders and advising on planning. Hybrid working is supported; security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Professional membership of RICS or assocRICS or working towards membership.
• Property management experience with landlord/tenant matters.
• Ability to analyse requirements and support decision making.
• Stakeholder engagement with clear communication of complex issues.
• Strong commercial awareness to deliver value for government.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategic management of Met Office property portfolio.
• Ensure estate meets compliance and business requirements with suitable accommodation.
• Lead on estates strategy and portfolio performance improvements.
• Manage acquisitions, disposals, and temporary/permanent sites.
• Maintain property data using Propman, InSite and standards.
• Analyze portfolio costs and support finance with insights.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders and advisors.

Skills

RICS Membership

Property management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical decision-making

Commercial acumen

Education

RICS assoc or equivalent qualification

Tools

Propman

InSite

State of the Estate

Job description

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We’re looking for an exceptional Estates Surveyor to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Estates Surveyor, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a jobshare. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changingwork

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good - focusing on our environmental and socialimpact
• We’reexperts by nature - always learning and developing to do thingsbetter
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for ourcustomers

Your world ofexpertise

As part of our Property Management team, you will develop and deliver the strategic management of the Met Office property portfolio.

You will ensure the estate meets all compliance and business requirements, providing the right accommodation and estate solutions that support us to meet our goals.

• Estates Strategy: Understand strategic business drivers and contribute to development of asset management plans and estates strategy
• Property Portfolio Management: Deliver the estate portfolio strategy, improve portfolio performance and ensure the estate is managed in line with compliance requirements, including Government Functional Standards
• Acquisitions and Disposals: Lead on identification, appraisal and acquisition of temporary and permanent sites, and support the disposals strategy
• Property Data Management: Maintain strong knowledge of property data management systems including Propman and InSite, and Government Property Data Standards and commissions such as State of the Estate
• Cost Management: Analyse and present estate portfolio cost information to support Finance Business Partner
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and professional advisors
• Planning and Development: Advise on planning feasibility, planning policy, and Met Office safeguarding consultation reviews and responses

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their ‘54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

As our Estates Surveyor, your total reward package will be up to £60,268 annually, which includes:

• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria,skillsand experience:

• Qualifications: Professional membership of RICS; AssocRICS or working towards professional membership, or equivalent property-related qualification (Experts by nature)
• Property Expertise: Property management experience including ability to manage complex landlord and tenant matters, exercise sound professional judgement and take ownership of decisions at the right level (Keep evolving)
• Customer and Client Care: Strong customer and client focus, with ability to assess needs, analyse requirements and use this insight to support clear, balanced and effective decision making
• Stakeholder Engagement: Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical and complex property matters clearly, particularly where there are risks to delivery, cost, compliance or operational performance (Better together)
• Analytical Decision-Making: Strong analytical skills, with ability to interpret large or complex data sets and translate them into meaningful insight that support strategic and operational decision-making (Live and breath it)
• Commercial Acumen: Ability to work effectively with colleagues, suppliers and third party organisations to improve operational and financial performance and deliver best value for money for government

Closing date 18/10/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 02/11/2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

For further information on all our vacancies in Property Management please check out our prospectus here.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the DisabilityConfidentScheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]