Senior Surveyor

Northumbrian Water; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A water utility company in Sunderland is seeking a Senior Surveyor to lead land and property management. The ideal candidate will handle capital works jobs and ensure compliance with statutory obligations. Experience in negotiations and a chartered surveyor qualification are essential. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £57,000 per year and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement (26 days plus bank holidays)

Company pension scheme with double matching

Access to wellbeing support services

Financial wellbeing support and community savings scheme

Development opportunities with qualification support

Qualifications

• Experience in land and property management, utilities or infrastructure.
• Proven track record in budget management and external supplier oversight.
• Good understanding of the Water Industry Act 1991 and Compulsory Purchase Law.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital works jobs, land rights, access, and compensation matters.
• Ensure compliance with NWG’s statutory obligations.
• Support the development of colleagues and continuous improvement.

Skills

Chartered Member of RICS

Negotiation skills

Valuation assessment

GIS proficiency

Leadership and coaching

Education

Chartered Surveyor qualification

Tools

Estate management systems

Job description

Senior Surveyor

Working hours Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)

Permanent

Salary up to £57,000 per year (depending on experience)

Location hybrid working with office location at Pity Me, Durham

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Surveyor to join our Estates team, providing professional leadership and delivery expertise on all land and property matters across Northumbrian Water’s appointed and non-appointed estates and capital works projects.

You will manage a caseload of capital works jobs, land rights, access, compensation, and valuation matters, ensuring that NWG’s statutory obligations are met and that projects are delivered efficiently and compliantly.

You will be a technical authority on within the estates function, working with internal stakeholders and external partners, ensuring land transactions and negotiations deliver value, protect NWG’s interests, and support long-term asset management objectives.

As a Senior Surveyor, you will be a mentor to and support the development of colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement across the estates function, adding value to the wider NWG One Team.

About you

If you are a Chartered Member or Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with experience in land and property management, utilities or infrastructure, we would love to hear from you!

You will have experience delivering complex negotiations, property transactions, valuation and compensation assessment, and can liaise effectively with landowners, agents, surveyors and legal advisors.

You will have a good understanding of the Water Industry Act 1991, Compulsory Purchase Law, and Agricultural Property Law and a proven track record in budget management and external supplier oversight.

You will be proficient in GIS, digital mapping and estate management systems. You can demonstrate leadership and coaching skills to develop team performance.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11% Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance.
• We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This is a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Anyone who fails a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.