Principal Estates Surveyor

National Highways; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure organization in Exeter is seeking a Principal Estates Surveyor. The role encompasses providing property advice, managing high-value transactions, and ensuring compliance with property legislation. Candidates must have RICS membership and extensive experience in estates strategy and management. This position offers hybrid working with essential travel to the office and estate sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in estates/property strategy, acquisitions, disposals, and landlord/tenant matters.
• Proven success in delivering estates projects on time.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively to diverse audiences.
• Experience across different industries and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on property acquisitions, disposals, and landlord/tenant issues.
• Handle day-to-day case work on complex/high-value property transactions.
• Support project management for complex/high-value works.
• Manage activities within the property supply chain.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with project teams.

Skills

Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Experience in estates/property strategy

Communication skills

Influencing and negotiation skills

Job description

Your new role

Are you a member of the RICS and looking for your next challenge?

Do you thrive when covering a broad range of surveying specialties as part of your role?

Then National Highways has the role for you!

We’re looking for a Principal Estates Surveyor to join our team based in Exeter. The role involves delivering estates inputs into property projects, ensuring compliance with government property legislation, and maintaining an estate of the right size, condition, and location. You will support strategic property advice across National Highways offices and operational estate.

This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, with regular travel to our Exeter office and estate sites as required.

What you’ll be leading on

1. Provide advice on property acquisitions, disposals, and Landlord/Tenant issues to maintain estate value and condition.
2. Handle day-to-day case work on complex/high-value property transactions.
3. Support the Principal Estates Surveyor in programme and project management for complex/high-value works.
4. Manage activities within the property supply chain, including professional real estate advisors, agents, and solicitors.
5. Build and maintain strong relationships with project teams by providing reliable, accurate, and professional property advice.

To be successful you’ll need

1. Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with extensive experience in estates/property strategy, acquisitions, disposals, and landlord/tenant matters.
2. Proven success in delivering estates projects on time.
3. Ability to communicate complex information effectively to diverse audiences.
4. Experience across different industries and sectors.
5. Strong influencing and negotiation skills.

A Bit About Us

The National Highways estate is diverse, including depots, outstations, control centres, farmland, and residential properties. Our division manages all property matters, from acquiring sites to disposing of surplus land.

As part of Business Services, we collaborate across the organization to ensure our estate meets current needs and supports our people.