Senior Estates Surveyor

Brackenberry; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in North Yorkshire seeks a Senior Estates Surveyor for a 3-month contract, likely to extend. You will manage a diverse property portfolio, ensuring compliance and delivering strategic asset management solutions. Ideal candidates should have full RICS qualification and significant experience in property management.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualified experience in estate or property management.
• Sound technical knowledge of property transactions, leases, and landlord/tenant law.
• Proven experience in managing commercial and operational property portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of a diverse and complex portfolio of land and property assets.
• Develop and implement long-term asset strategies that align with council priorities.
• Manage large-scale, multi-disciplinary property projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

Skills

Property transactions

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Contract management

Strategic planning

Education

Full RICS qualification and chartered membership (MRICS)

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of a Senior Estates Surveyor, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £26.79 - £34.00 per hour

Summary:

North Yorkshire Council is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Estates Surveyor to manage a large and varied property portfolio. This role is central to implementing and sustaining the Corporate Landlord model and supports major estate management initiatives, strategic planning, and project delivery. The post holder will act as a professional lead within a multi-disciplinary team, providing expert property and estate management advice while delivering income generation, regulatory compliance, and value-driven asset management solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the management of a diverse and complex portfolio of land and property assets.
• Develop and implement long-term asset strategies that align with council priorities.
• Ensure portfolio compliance with statutory, regulatory, and RICS/CIPFA standards.
• Manage large-scale, multi-disciplinary property projects, including external consultants, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Support the delivery of the Councils Asset Management Strategy and Property Transformation Plan.

Qualifications:

• Full RICS qualification and chartered membership (MRICS).

Requirements:

• Significant post-qualified experience in estate or property management.
• Sound technical knowledge of property transactions, leases, and landlord/tenant law.
• Proven experience in managing commercial and operational property portfolios.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting and income optimisation.
• Track record in acquiring and disposing of property assets in a strategic context.
• Experience in contract management and working with external consultants.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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Required Skills:

Discretion Pay Compliance Project Delivery Membership Asset Management Contract Management Regulatory Compliance LTD Budgeting Strategic Planning Strategy Planning Business Management