Surveying and Purchasing Officer

Darlington Borough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days Annual Leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi-time scheme

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave

Staff equality forums

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing offer

Travel discounts

Job summary

Darlington Borough Council is seeking a Surveying and Purchasing Officer to support general purchasing, contract monitoring and surveying within the Highways section. You will gather prices/quotations, raise and track orders, and handle supplier enquiries in line with procurement rules.

We require about 3 years in procurement/quantity surveying, plus proficiency in MS Office and strong communication. The role offers a permanent, full-time position with a comprehensive benefits package and annual

Qualifications

• You should have approximately 3 years’ experience of working in procurement/quantity surveying in a large, multi-functional organisation in the public or private sector.
• You should have a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and a high level of computer literacy as well as effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather prices or quotations for goods and services and process orders for capital works and maintenance projects.
• Maintain ordering of goods and services by creating orders and monitoring receipts.
• Deal with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
• Check and process invoices and respond to supplier/contractor invoice queries.

Skills

Procurement experience

Quantity surveying

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Surveying and Purchasing Officer (Ref: POS014038)

Salary £28,153 - £29,542 Salary Band £20,001 to £30,000 Post Type Permanent Hours Per Week Full time

Job and Application details

Categories Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Directorate N/A Published Date 03/09/2026 Closing Date 13/09/2026

*RESTRICTED TO INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY*

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Council's Surveying and Purchasing team within the Highways section.

The purpose of the Surveying and Purchasing Officer role is to provide general purchasing, contract monitoring and surveying support including;

• Responsible for the accurate gathering of prices or quotations for goods and services, timely order processing for capital works and maintenance projects and internal purchasing requests in line with European procurement rules and Council procedures.
• To maintain the Authority’s ordering of goods and services by creating orders and monitoring receipts.
• Dealing with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
• Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries.You should have approximately 3 years’ experience of working in procurement/quantity surveying in a large, multi-functional organisation in the public or private sector.

You should have a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and a high level of computer literacy as well as effective communication skills.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

*RESTRICTED TO INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY*

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Council's Surveying and Purchasing team within the Highways section.

The purpose of the Surveying and Purchasing Officer role is to provide general purchasing, contract monitoring and surveying support including;

• Responsible for the accurate gathering of prices or quotations for goods and services, timely order processing for capital works and maintenance projects and internal purchasing requests in line with European procurement rules and Council procedures.
• To maintain the Authority’s ordering of goods and services by creating orders and monitoring receipts.
• Dealing with enquiries from suppliers, contractors and internal customers.
• Checking and processing of invoices, dealing with suppliers/contractors on invoice queries.You should have approximately 3 years’ experience of working in procurement/quantity surveying in a large, multi-functional organisation in the public or private sector.

Essential Skills Required

You should have a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and a high level of computer literacy as well as effective communication skills.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexi-time scheme
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-for-us/

Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile.

The provisional interview date for this post will be 24th September 2026, location: 17 Allington Way, Darlington.

General Information for Applicants:

For a further informal discussion and any queries around the role profile and job itself please contact Clair Shaw - Surveyor (Highways) on 01325 406669.

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