Principal Surveyor (Property Management)

Principal Surveyor (Property Management)

Working hours Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)

Permanent

Salary up to £72,000 per year (depending on experience)

Location hybrid working with office location at Pity Me, Durham, County Durham

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Surveyor (Property Management) to join our Estates team. You will lead on the management of Northumbrian Water Group’s appointed and non-appointed property portfolio, ensuring all land and property assets are effectively managed, compliant, and ensuring effective asset utilisation and income security.

The Principal Surveyor provides senior professional expertise on, landlord and tenant matters, lease management, rates, and general operational land matters, including land access, encroachments, and third-party occupation. You will ensure Northumbrian Water’s property assets deliver value, are legally secure, and support business continuity.

As a member of the RICS, the Principal Surveyor acts as the company’s senior property specialist, providing guidance to internal stakeholders, managing complex property cases, and developing best practice in estate management.

About you

If you are a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, with experience in land acquisition, access negotiations, compensation settlements and property transactions, then we would love to hear from you.

You will have excellent knowledge of Statutory Notices, land referencing, wayleaves, easements and compulsory purchase processes. You will have experience in agricultural land use, landowner and tenant negotiations, compensation claims and lease agreements.

You will have knowledge of land and property law, valuation principles and statutory compliance and be able to liaise effectively with landowners, agents, surveyors and legal advisors.

You are confident in interpreting land plans, title documents and legal agreements and will be competent in land referencing, GIS mapping and in using digital estate management tools.

You will have excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, as well as strong financial awareness and organisational and project management skills.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. 

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This is a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of your start date. 

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.