Senior Estates Surveyor

About the role

Are you a qualified commercial estates surveyor? If you want to support the Council's diverse portfolio, using your expertise and technical skills to best manage and enhance the Estate, this might be the role for you.

The role requires a technical and confident ability to deal with Landlord and Tenant transactions, acquisition and disposal of property, as well as general property management activities such as the setting and maintaining of service charge budgets.

Required skills and experience

• Communication skills with the ability to produce detailed written reports on technical, complex matters for a broad audience and stakeholders
• Experience in dealing with complex property matters and delivering results
• Ability to anticipate problems, plan solutions and make sound problem-solving decisions
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise and work to deadlines without close supervision
• Knowledge of the property market and the economic forces that may influence it

Qualifications

Applicants must be qualified RICS surveyors.

Compensation

A market supplement payment of up to £8,750 is payable in addition to the substantive salary until 30th June 2028, after which it will be reviewed.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if this position is part-time or term-time only.

Application process

Please upload a CV and supporting statement. Your supporting statement will be used for shortlining, so please explain how you meet all the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

Interview details

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November 2026. If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

Contact for informal discussion

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Kimberley Barnard, Principal Corporate and Commercial Estates Management Surveyor at kimberley.barnard@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS Teams call or phone call.

Benefits

Working for a Council is rewarding. Your role within Estates will enable you to see the social value of the decisions you're involved with.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Additional information

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager.

Details about building accessibility for County Hall are available on our website. If you have any questions about the building accessibility for the building this role is based in, please contact the hiring manager.