Senior Estates Surveyor

Warwickshire County Council; Warwick; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Senior Estates Surveyor to support the Estates Commissioning Manager in delivering estate management priorities and organisational objectives. You will act as the intelligent client for a diverse portfolio, providing strategic advice and leading complex real estate transactions.

Working with internal stakeholders, tenants, consultants and legal advisers, you will lead land assembly, acquisitions, disposals, and income generation from commercial and rural

Qualifications

• Experience in estate management and land assembly.
• Experience managing a diverse property portfolio including commercial and rural estates.
• Ability to manage lettings and maximise income from property assets.

Responsibilities

• Act as intelligent client for a wide range of property matters.
• Lead property and estate initiatives including acquisitions and disposals.
• Support major infrastructure and regeneration projects with land assembly.
• Prepare business cases, option appraisals and briefing reports for senior managers.

Skills

Land assembly

Portfolio management

Commercial lettings

Property law compliance

Negotiation & briefing reports

Job description

Senior Estates Surveyor

About the Team

The Estates Team provides professional property advice and support across all Directorates, working closely with services to develop estate strategies and align property solutions with commissioned service requirements.

The team delivers a broad range of estate management functions, including maximising property occupancy and income, identifying opportunities to acquire land and property in support of the Council Plan, and disposing of surplus assets to contribute towards Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) objectives.

Through direct delivery and the management of specialist consultants, the team ensures that property and estate activities support corporate priorities, service outcomes and statutory obligations.

About the Role

As a Senior Estates Surveyor, you will work within a small team of property professionals, supporting the Estates Commissioning Manager in delivering the Council’s estate management priorities and organisational objectives.

You will act as the intelligent client for a wide range of property matters across a diverse portfolio, providing strategic property advice and leading complex real estate transactions. The role requires the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, tenants, consultants, legal advisers, external partners and Warwickshire Property Management (WPM), which works alongside the Estates Team to provide specialist property management services across the Council’s operational and investment portfolio.

You will lead a broad range of property and estate initiatives, including land assembly to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects, property acquisitions and disposals, estate rationalisation programmes, and income generation from commercial and smallholding estates. Working collaboratively with commissioners, legal services and external consultants, you will secure value-for-money outcomes and support the delivery of the Council’s wider strategic objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious property professional to influence major property decisions, shape future service delivery and contribute to the effective management and development of the Council’s property portfolio.

Key Requirements

• Land assembly, site acquisition strategies and the management of specialist property consultants undertaking valuations, acquisitions and disposals.
• Managing a diverse property portfolio, including operational assets, commercial property and rural smallholding estates.
• Managing commercial lettings and income-generating property assets, identifying opportunities to maximise financial returns and asset value.
• Ensuring compliance with property law, estate management best practice and local government governance processes.
• Interpreting service requirements and developing, negotiating and implementing property solutions that support strategic objectives.
• Preparing business cases, option appraisals and briefing reports for senior managers, elected members and governance boards.
• Delivering programmes that support Council Plan priorities, MTFS objectives and capital receipt targets.
• Prioritising and managing revenue and capital investment requirements, ensuring expenditure is aligned with lease obligations, asset management principles and long-term estate strategies.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training,skillsand infrastructure.Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council isa great placeto work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Closing date: 15th October 2026
Interview date: TBC

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.