Senior Development Surveyor

You will make a difference as a Senior Development Surveyor by reviewing Council owned assets and assist in the recommendation of future development work, investigating opportunities to promote the use of land in line across South Gloucestershire.

Managing a range of development projects, you will provide advice on promotion opportunities, new acquisitions and disposals, having an emphasis on a commercial return and achieving best value on all property transactions. The Council plan is to utilise its land and property to generate an increased commercial return and £50m investment funding is approved to support this and deliver place shaping aspirations within the District. 

We welcome applications for Part Time or Full Time hours for this post - please specify your preference on your application. 

What will you be doing?

• You will manage a range of development projects and provide advice to support development programmes and to  explore alternative uses for Council owned land and property to maximise commercial value of its assets.
• It will your responsibility to oversee projects and work programmes, set targets, monitor performance and review potential changes to systems and use your technical expertise to progress the schemes to ensure delivery is achieved.
• You will assist the process of appointing of consultants, working with the procurement team to progress and implement property development proposals, negotiating commercial terms relating to new disposals, acquisitions and other development related agreements.
• On a daily basis you will advise on local government regulations, codes of practice, risks and emerging developments.
• You will be responsible for reporting and managing capital expenditure in accordance with the programme budgets and also prepare and present reports, giving a summary of any issues and their implications and that they meet Council guidelines.

• You must be professionally qualified and hold a Degree in Estate Management or the equivalent, or postgraduate qualification or relevant experience in a commercial organisation or Local Authority.
• It is essential that you have proven, relevant practical experience and knowledge of the various methods of marketing, disposal and acquisition of land and buildings.
• We require you to have experience of Planning procedures and progressing work activities within general professional guidelines or organisational policy and demonstrate in depth knowledge of service specific and professional issues.
• It is essential that you have the relevant skills to persuade others and influence outcomes critical to the organisation and have good communication and organisational skills and be able to negotiate effectively and meet commercial and contractual deadlines and deliver on projects.
• You will have excellent report skills and have financial experience to manage budgets effectively.

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work. 

• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. 

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.  

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of 

• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life. 

• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.   

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. 

We’re making a difference, be part of it!