Senior Contracts Surveyor

Suffolk County Council; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Surveyor to lead its contracts and housing surveying team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing procurement, contract selection, and statutory compliance for a growing residential portfolio. This role requires strong leadership abilities and significant experience in both commercial and residential property contract administration. Attractive benefits include flexible working options, generous pension scheme, and opportunities for continuous learning.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible working options

Employee benefits package

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in contract selection, specification, and procurement.
• Experience in both commercial and residential property management.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the contracts and housing surveying team.
• Oversee contract selection, specification, procurement, and management.
• Advise and assist the projects team on contract-related matters.
• Ensure statutory compliance of the residential portfolio.

Skills

Team leadership

Contract selection

Procurement

Contract administration

Job description

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Job Description

• West Suffolk Council
• Address: West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
• Salary: £47,181 - £52,412 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0512

West Suffolk Council is offering the opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Senior Contracts Surveyor to lead, support and manage the contracts and housing surveying team.

You will be responsible for contract selection, specification, procurement and management of term maintenance contracts across a range of properties, while advising and assisting our projects team on contract related matters. Additionally, you will develop processes and procedures in managing and ensuring statutory compliance of our growing residential portfolio.

We are looking for an experienced team leader who can demonstrate experience in specification, contract selection, procurement and contract administration in both commercial and residential property management.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.

Why work for us?

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)
• Generous pension scheme - contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on salary) and the council will contribute 26%
• Life assurance - a payment of three times your annual salary
• flexible working options to enable work/life balance
• agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
• access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)
• Rail and bus staff discounts
• A range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme
• Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
• A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
• Modern office accommodation

For more information

Robin Leeks, Service Manager of Property by either calling 07787 857301 or emailing [e-mail] or Oliver Loughton, Building Services Manager by either calling 07944 734741 or by emailing [e-mail].

How to apply

Please complete your application by visiting our website.

Please note, we are unable to accept CVs, please follow the online application process to apply.

Closing date: 14 December 2025.

West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.

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