Senior Estates Surveyor

Senior Estates Surveyor

About the Team

The Estates Team provides professional property advice and support across all Directorates, working closely with services to develop estate strategies and align property solutions with commissioned service requirements.

The team delivers a broad range of estate management functions, including maximising property occupancy and income, identifying opportunities to acquire land and property in support of the Council Plan, and disposing of surplus assets to contribute towards Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) objectives.

Through direct delivery and the management of specialist consultants, the team ensures that property and estate activities support corporate priorities, service outcomes and statutory obligations.

About the Role

To act as the principal relationship lead between Warwickshire County Council (WCC) Property Services, Warwickshire Property Management (WPM) and Warwickshire Property & Development Group (WPDG).

WPM and WPDG provide specialist property management, development and regeneration services on behalf of the Council. WPDG acts as the Council's property development and regeneration delivery vehicle, while WPM provides property management services across the Council's operational and investment portfolios.

The postholder will act as the intelligent client for property-related decisions, monitoring performance against Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). They will ensure that WPM and WPDG deliver effective property management and development programmes that support the Council's strategic asset objectives.

The role will act as the principal property lead for WPDG matters, ensuring the strategic development pipeline is effectively managed from site identification through to transfer, development delivery and performance reporting. The postholder will ensure sites are development-ready, business cases are robustly evaluated and challenged where appropriate, and development opportunities align with the Council's strategic and financial objectives.

This role will provide a single point of coordination for operational matters, performance management, governance, service improvement and contract oversight. The postholder will ensure that services commissioned through WPM and WPDG are delivered in accordance with agreed service standards, Council priorities and statutory obligations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious property professional to influence major property decisions, shape future service delivery and contribute to the effective management of the Council's property portfolio.

Key Requirements

• Act as the lead liaison between WCC Property Services, WPM and WPDG.
• Ensure WCC property priorities are translated into clear delivery expectations for WPM and WPDG.
• Lead the Estates strategic review of WPDG business cases, providing recommendations and ensuring proposals are robustly assessed and appropriately challenged.
• Translate service requirements into property delivery priorities, working closely with other property colleagues and service departments.
• Facilitate collaborative working arrangements between property, commercial, finance and legal functions.
• Lead the monitoring and management of the WPM Service Level Agreement and associated performance frameworks.
• Produce and analyse performance reports, providing briefings and recommendations to Property Services leadership teams and governance boards regarding WPM and WPDG performance.
• Maintain strategic oversight of the Council's estate and the delivery activities undertaken by WPM and WPDG.
• Monitor transactional activity, including acquisitions, disposals, lease events and property management matters.
• Ensure delivery programmes support Council Plan priorities, Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) objectives and capital receipt targets.
• Monitor the financial performance of commissioned property activities and support the verification of rent roll information and financial reporting provided by WPM and WPDG.
• Review management fee arrangements and monitor associated budget performance.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

To discuss the role please contact Jason King on jasonking@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 15th October 2026
Interview date: TBC

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. Seemore