Salary: £46,367 per annum and a generous benefits package
Basis: Full time, Part Time, Compressed Hours, permanent vacancy
Location: Based in Peterborough, Worthing, Norwich, Ipswich, Romsey, Welwyn Garden City,Chichester, Ashford, Canterbury, Pevensey, Rye, Hastings, Horley, West Malling, Eastleigh.
Reference: 30109
The role
If you're part of the Environment Agency, you're part of the solution. Working with us meansprotecting and improving the environment and tackling issues of national importance. We'rebased across England, and our responsibilities span industry regulation, flood defences, landcontamination, water quality, fisheries and conservation.
Such broad scope of work calls for diverse, multi-skilled teams. Together, we'll promotesustainable growth, tackle climate change and secure a better future for everyone.
As an Estates Surveyor, you'll be involved in a wide variety of surveying work as you provideprofessional property expertise across all aspects of our business. As the property specialist,you'll work collaboratively within project teams as you help to deliver a nationwide £5.2 billionprogramme of capital flood defence work that will protect 336,000 households from risk. You'llbe involved at all stages of project delivery from feasibility through to completion. Yourexpertise will also be applied to the management of a diverse land and property portfolio(extending to 25000ha), including commercial and rural property management, valuation anddealing with landlord and tenant issues.
But your work won't stop here - as a confident negotiator, you'll represent our interests with abroad customer and client base in estate management. And with an up-to-date knowledge ofcurrent legislation and best practice, you'll provide strong technical guidance and support toother members of your team on surveying matters. We'll also support you to develop bothpersonally and professionally.
About you
Please read the Additional Information pack for the full essential and desirable criteria requiredfor this role. Below states the qualifications/memberships and experience required:
• You will hold one of the following qualifications/memberships:
o you'll be a fellow of the CAAV (FAAV)
o qualified as a chartered surveyor (MRICS/FRICS) ideally in Land and Resources,Commercial or Rural. However, we would consider other pathways, if you feelthe pathway you have followed would be suitable for this role. Please note. Wewill accept your application if you have submitted your APC and expect to passwithin the next three months.
• full and valid driving licence
• experience of estate management, acquisition and disposal work in the urban and/or ruralenvironment and experience within land rights acquisition
• be able to demonstrate that you can draw on your knowledge and experience to advise on arrange of property matter and projects
About us
The Estates service extends to 125 people, offering professional support for EnvironmentAgency land, property, compensation and valuation matters. We are core to the delivery of theAgency's £5.2 billion capital programme to better protect 336,000 homes. Our experienced teamsspecialise in negotiating access, dealing with compensation claims from land and propertyowners where they have suffered loss as a consequence of our work.
We also manage the Agency's landholdings, which extends to 26,000 hectares.
The rewards
As well as the opportunity to make a real difference to the environment, you can look forward toa competitive package with a range of benefits. These include:
• a generous career average salary pension scheme (currently 19% contributions from us);
• holiday allowance linked to grade and length of service, rising from 27 days to 30 days peryear, plus 8 statutory public and bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees);
• generous enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes;
• a range of flexible working options including flexi-time; these depend on business needs,but our aim is to help you achieve a positive work-life balance.
We will support your continued personal and professional development too and we'll put aformal development plan in place for you and help you to identify and address any skills gaps.We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. Wewelcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working patterns, including job share.Please highlight any information regarding preferred flexible working arrangements on yourapplication.
For more information
Please note, your work location is flexible, but you will be required to travel across the south-eastof the country to carry out surveying work, this may include overnight stays. A full UK drivinglicence is essential to travel to these sites and offices across our hubs, some of which areinaccessible by public transport. You'll be provided with a vehicle to carry out this work ifrequired.
You'll need to attend a hub office (Peterborough or Worthing) for events like induction, training,team meetings etc. Outside these, you can use hybrid working arrangements and our flexibleworking policy.
If you have any further enquiries about this role, please email .
Interviews are expected to take place via MS Teams on 25 & 26 February 2025.
Closing date: 2 February 2025, 23:55 hours.
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