About the role
To assist the Principal Surveyorwith the transitioning service within Operations from legacy council management to corporate management service.
To work within the Operations Team in helping to co-ordinate taking on additional sites as part of the corporate landlord transition.
To provide an effective Estates Inspection regime across the Councils varied property estate throughout North Northamptonshire, to underpin the delivery of public services to the residents of North Northamptonshire whilst ensuring that risks are evaluated and managed to safeguard building occupants and users.
Assist in the delivery of the inspection regime service for assets such as closed churchyards, scheduled monuments, non-functioning estate, art installations, to name but a few.
As an Estate Officer/Surveyor, you will play a vital role in supporting Operations to manage Council’s diverse portfolio, ensuring effective inspection regimes with associated remedial actions
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing a caseload of estate inspections including inspections of closed churchyards, art installations, scheduled monuments and other assets as directed by your line manager
- Conducting site visits to inspect the assets detailed above and take complete detailed inspection records.
- Providing technical advice on recommended remedial works.
- Keeping up to date with relevant laws and industry developments to ensure best practices in estate management.
- Assisting with the maintenance of accurate records, and supporting site visits when needed.
- Provide professional support to, and work with the other teams members and Manager, including the Head of Service to develop strategies and plans that identify and recommend improvements that transform service delivery to ensure long term management of the service is sustainable in terms of meeting legislative obligations, financial constraints and key performance targets
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and also work towards recognised qualifications.
What will you be doing?
Managing a caseload of estate inspections including inspections of closed churchyards, art installations, scheduled monuments and other assets as directed by your line manager
Conducting site visits to inspect the assets detailed above and take complete detailed inspection records.
Providing technical advice on recommended remedial works.
Keeping up to date with relevant laws and industry developments to ensure best practices in estate management.
Assisting with the maintenance of accurate records, and supporting site visits when needed.
About you
We’re looking for a proactive Estate Officer/Surveyor with the skills and knowledge to support effective operational asset management.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A good standard of education with continuing professional development in property or surveying.
- Trainee RICS Membership or willingness to train towards accreditation.
- Experience in a wide range of asset inspections.
- Report writing and IT skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and tight deadlines.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including presenting information and writing business reports
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Ability to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team, with awareness of public sector property and equal opportunities.
This is a great opportunity to develop your career in estate management while contributing to a high-value public sector portfolio
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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