Senior Surveyor

Barnsley Business Innovation Centre Limited; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading council as a Senior Surveyor, responsible for providing strategic property services and supporting the management of land and property assets. The role offers competitive pay, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee discounts

Support for health and wellbeing

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good technical and communication skills required.
• Experience with Landlord and Tenant matters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections, valuations, and negotiations.
• Support management of the Council’s land and property portfolio.

Skills

Communication

Technical Skills

Job description

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Position reference: 50081538

Directorate: Growth & Sustainability | Service: Assets

Position reference: 50081538

Directorate: Growth & Sustainability | Service: Assets

Salary : £45,718 - £48,710 plus 10% market rate payment for 2 years on all scale points.

Working Arrangements : Monday to Friday

Hours per week : 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

See our range of Employee Rewards: www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/staff-rewards-and-benefits/

Closing date : 16/06/2025 a t 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

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If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [e-mail]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Assets team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
  
  

About The Post

Job Title: Senior Surveyor – Estates

Barnsley Council is seeking highly motivated individuals who possess good technical and communication skills to join our team of experienced surveyors.

You will be responsible for supporting the Principal Surveyors to ensure the provision of an

integrated and comprehensive strategic property service to the Council. This will involve conducting inspections, valuations, measurement, negotiations and agree terms on tenancies as well as investigating queries and complaints and bring these to a satisfactory conclusion.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to provide structured professional advice related to the Councils priorities to encourage growth, as well as experience of working with development partners to de-risk sites and have a good grasp of Landlord and Tenant matters.

You will also support the management of the Council’s land and property portfolio, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations. Additionally, you will contribute to the Councils Asset Management Plan and supporting the delivery of the Medium-Term Financial Plan targets.

If you are motivated with good communication skills and are willing to use your initiative to solve problems with a passion for property management, we encourage you to apply for these exciting opportunities at Barnsley Council. Join us in making a difference and contributing to the success of our community.

Join Our Dynamic Estates Team!

Barnsley is experiencing exciting times with the £200 million Glass Works development now fully operational and the recent acquisition of the Alhambra shopping centre, which is set to deliver our ‘Health on the High Street’ ambitions. Barnsley truly is ‘a place of possibilities’.

Barnsley Council’s diverse land and property assets are key enablers of service delivery and regeneration. Our asset portfolio is crucial for the Council to achieve its ambitions for now and for the future. It includes our beautiful heritage and cultural venues and spaces such as Cannon Hall, Worsborough Mill, and Elsecar Heritage Centre, our iconic art-deco Town Hall and Civic Centre, Grade A office accommodation at locations like Westgate Plaza and Gateway Plaza, children’s homes, green spaces and allotments, parks, and reservoirs.

With a land and property portfolio of approximately 2,500 assets and a book value of £300 million pounds, we are looking to expand our Estates Team. We are seeking dynamic individuals for the following positions:-

• Group Leader
• Surveyor x 3
• Technician
  
  

We encourage applications from individuals with strong commercial acumen, whether from the public or private sector. If you would like to find out more or discuss any of these roles in more detail, please contact Lindsay Johnson, our Head of Property, at ([e-mail]) or Azmat Mir, Interim Estates Group Leader at ( [e-mail] )

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Senior Surveyor Job Profile.docx

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile LOW.pdf

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We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

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