BAU Senior Estates Surveyor

Location: Leeds

We are seeking an experienced Senior Estates Surveyor to play a key role in shaping and managing a diverse and high-value property estate. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute property professional to provide strategic estates advice and deliver complex property transactions within a large, operational organisation.

Reporting to the Principal Estates Surveyor, you will provide expert estates input into property projects, ensuring compliance with government property legislation and helping to maintain an estate that is fit for purpose, well-located and appropriately sized.

You will lead on complex and high-value property casework, supporting acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant matters, while working closely with project managers and professional advisors to deliver outcomes on time and within budget.

• Provide professional advice on property acquisitions, disposals and landlord and tenant matters, ensuring estate value and condition are maintained.
• Manage complex and high-value property transactions from inception to completion.
• Support programme and project management of significant property projects.
• Manage and coordinate external professional advisers, agents and solicitors.
• Build strong working relationships with internal project teams and stakeholders, providing clear, reliable and commercially sound property advice.
• Manage budgets, forecasting, reporting and resource planning to support effective decision-making.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects, prioritising workloads in line with business needs.
• Oversee property consultancy and legal contracts on a day-to-day basis.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and support health, safety and welfare objectives.

You will be a confident and credible estates professional with strong technical knowledge and the ability to operate effectively in a complex stakeholder environment.

• MRICS qualification (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
• Strong knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Act and associated landlord and tenant legislation.
• Proven experience in estates or property management, including acquisitions, disposals and lease matters.
• Experience of delivering property projects to time and agreed standards.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information to varied audiences.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.