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This role offers

• 37 hours/week
• Salary of £45,771 - £50,142 per annum (remuneration package includes a £4000 recruitment allowance per annum until 31/12/2027)
• 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Permanent position

You will join the Estates Strategy and Development Team at Somerset Council who are responsible for the strategic management of a portfolio consisting of around 4,000 assets, including 1,300 buildings and 2,300 parcels of land.

The role is responsible for managing, overseeing, and delivering a variety of complex estates casework to achieve strategic objectives for the council, ensuring effective management and development of the council’s estate.

Coordinating disposals of non-operational assets through the whole delivery cycle will be a major part of the role – from advising on potential values, appointing agents for a broad caseload of real estate transactions acquisitions with self-directed responsibility for individual transactions valued up to c. £1,000,000.

All estates surveying activities are conducted with a long-term planning perspective—typically spanning approximately 10 to 15 years for landlord and tenancy management, and extending beyond 30 years for acquisitions, disposals, and development casework.

The role involves regular travel to a variety of sites around Somerset, including inspection or review of a wide range of assets, some are located in rural areas.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But this role requires:

• MRICS or AssocRICS qualification.
• Experience of managing wide ranging caseloads, including supervision of staff
• Experience of advising stakeholders and clients on complex/specialist issues relating to role
• Comprehensive knowledge of statutory regulations relating to service area and related functions
• Previous experience in a Local Government/Public Sector role would be desirable.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary for this role is £45,771 - £50,142 per annum (remuneration package includes a £4000 recruitment allowance per annum until 31/12/2027).

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact David Ashton via email at David.Ashton@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.