Property Technician

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking a Property Technician to join the City Futures team. You will support a multi-skilled property team with land ownership plans, CAD-based Land Registry plans, and data analysis for valuations, acquisitions and housing stock projects.

The role emphasizes customer focus, collaboration with developers and investors, and effective communication with senior officers and the public. Training is provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a property-related setting is advantageous.
• AssocRICS accreditation welcomed but not essential; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Produce land ownership plans and schedules using the Council GIS data and Land Registry.
• Use CAD to create Land Registry compliant plans for legal transactions.
• Collate, interpret and analyse data for valuations of land and property for acquisitions, disposals, and housing stock programmes.
• Update and improve the asset data records management system, Civica.
• Assist with landlord consents, lettings, rent reviews, debt recovery and lease compliance for the Council's commercial estate.
• Investigate encroachments and boundary issues, reviewing ownership records and liaising with stakeholders.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication

Collaboration

GIS data interpretation

Land/property knowledge

Education

AssocRICS accreditation (welcomed)

Tools

CAD

GIS system

Land Registry

Civica

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Sheffield City Council’s City Futures Directorate is at the forefront of delivering inclusive, sustainable growth across Sheffield. As part of the Regeneration and Development Service, Property Services supports major regeneration and development projects, housing growth, strategic asset management, estate management and the effective use of the Council’s land and property assets to deliver better outcomes for residents, businesses and communities. We are therefore looking to recruit an enthusiastic Property Technician to strengthen the team and support this important work. Experience in a property-related setting would be an advantage, AssocRICS accreditation would be welcomed, although it is not essential, and training will be provided where appropriate.

As a Property Technician with Sheffield City Council you will undertake a variety of tasks. Your day-to-day role will be to support a multi-skilled team by:

• Producing land ownership plans and schedules utilising data from the Council’s GIS system and Land Registry
• Using Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce Land Registry compliant plans for legal transactions
• Collate, interpret and analyse data for use in valuations of land and property for a variety of purposes such as acquisitions and disposals, residential sales under the Right to Buy legislation, acquisitions for the Councils Housing Stock Increase Programme and for accounting purposes.
• Undertaking research and providing information to update and improve the Council’s asset data records management system, Civica.
• Contributing to the efficient operation of the Council’s commercial estate, dealing with requests for landlord’s consents, new lettings, rent reviews, debt recovery and inspections to ensure tenant compliance with lease/tenancy terms.
• Investigating encroachments boundary issues and related property enquiries by reviewing ownership records, preparing plans and correspondence, liaising with internal and external contacts, and helping to achieve practical, timely resolutions.

As important as your technical skills will be your customer focus, willingness to collaborate and ability to communicate effectively with property developers and investors, senior officers, elected Council Members and the public. Regularly dealing with customer enquiries you will also provide advice and information to quickly resolve any issues.

Further details are available in the Job Description.

Contact:

Senior Surveyor (Land and Property Team)

Property Services

City Futures

T+44 (0)114 293 0072

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.