Senior Estates Surveyor - Yate

As a Senior Estates Surveyor, you will lead on key projects as a specialist contributor. Delivering technical, enforcement and regulation services, you will ensure we are achieving best value for all property transactions.

Assisting the Valuation and Asset Management team, you will support them with all aspects of valuation and property management for council estate acquisitions, disposals, asset valuations, ratings and compensation matters. Additionally, you will provide advice and supervision to the Valuer and Assistant Valuer.

• Managing the council’s land and property estate, you will negotiate leases, licenses and rent reviews, monitor debt and secure and monitor empty properties.
• Providing professional advice, support and guidance to colleagues, you will ensure that performance objectives are achieved, teamwork is effective and technical work is carried out satisfactorily.
• It will be your responsibility to negotiate terms and charges with statutory authorities and other bodies for easements, wayleaves, licences and rights of way affecting land in the ownership of the council.
• Marketing and negotiating the sale or lease of council properties, you will oversee and organise projects, making sure these are within budget to achieve council targets.
• Consulting on issues with wider implications, you will ensure all activity aligns with service regulations and codes of practice. You will develop innovative solutions to technical issues, making sure these are appropriately proposed and implemented successfully.
• Representing the council as an advocate, it will be key for you to prepare and present reports, including a clear summary of any issues and implications.

• We require you to hold a degree in estate management or equivalent, alongside a membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors general practice division.
• It is essential that you have post qualification experience working in a commercial organisation, ideally within a local authority.
• Given the elements of the role, you must have relevant practical experience of planning and progressing work activities within general professional guidelines, demonstrating proven management acumen and motivating staff to achieve organisational objectives and successful technical outcomes.
• You will be able to meet commercial and contractual deadlines, with the skills to persuade and influence others and deliver on project outcomes.
• It is desirable that you are a registered valuer and have experience of local government practices and procedures.

• This is a hybrid role meaning that you can work remotely or in our offices.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.

Interviews to be held week beginning 19th May 2026

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.  
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.    
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.   

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.    

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.   
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.   
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.   

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.     

We’re making a difference, be part of it!   

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