Lead Estate Surveyor

Posted on 11 February 2026
Applications close on 04 March 2026

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All Locations:

Dorchester

Salary Details:

£49,282 - £55,460

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

Buildings and Construction

Employer:

Dorset Council

Job Working Pattern:

Full time

Closing time of advert

Not Specified

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About the role

Lead complex estate management, strengthen professional practice, and help shape a modern, data driven public estate.

Dorset Council is transforming how it manages its land and property. Through the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) 2024-2030, we are moving towards a more proactive, insight led and place making focused approach to estate management.

The Lead Estate Surveyor plays a pivotal role in delivering this ambition, bringing senior professional expertise to a large, complex and diverse estate.

To find out more and take a look at the other roles we have available in Assets & Property please see our careers page.

Why this role?

This is a high influence leadership role combining professional surveying responsibilities, service improvement, data governance and commercial decision making. You’ll lead on challenging cases, advise senior leaders, and ensure that landlord tenant relationships, income, asset performance and compliance are all managed to the highest standard.

What you’ll lead and deliver

Senior professional estate management, including complex landlord–tenant matters, rent reviews, lease renewals, valuations, acquisitions, lettings and dispute resolution.

Improvement of income and asset performance, identifying opportunities to enhance yields, repurpose assets or generate new revenue.

Data quality and governance, ensuring accurate asset records, valuation data and compliance information are maintained within the corporate property database.

Contract and performance management, overseeing third party consultants and managing SLAs to secure high quality service delivery and value for money.

These core areas combine strategic leadership with hands on professional practice — ideal for someone who wants to shape both day to day work and long term service development.

Why Dorset?

Dorset is a place of natural beauty, vibrant communities and significant change. The Council is modernising rapidly, strengthening its asset management function, and investing in improved systems and processes. You’ll join a collaborative, forward thinking team with a clear mandate to raise standards and deliver better service outcomes.

About you

You bring substantial estate management experience, strong commercial judgement and the ability to lead improvement across systems, workflows and professional practice.

You are:

Skilled in complex landlord–tenant matters and commercial negotiations
Confident managing consultants, contractors and external advisers
Analytical, data-aware and committed to accuracy
A strong communicator, able to influence at senior levels
A proactive leader who drives high standards and solves problems with confidence
MRICS is desirable but not essential.

Join us

If you want to lead high quality estate management, support service transformation and shape a modern, efficient and professionally led estate function, we’d love to hear from you.

Further Information

Regular travel across the estate is required. Suitable transport is essential.

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Sam Hoida, Service Manager for Estate Management on 01305 228667; or Jessica Maskrey, Head of Assets & Property on 01305 224332

Relocation expenses package

A generous relocation package is payable, of which up to £8,000 (of HMRC eligible elements) are free of tax. We can offer you help to move whether you are looking to buy or rent, depending on your circumstances.

Our package includes:

an initial advance of up to £2,500 payable when you start
help towards fees associated with buying/selling (up to £6,500)
an option to receive help towards your rent or mortgage in the first two years

Key skills recruitment and retention payment

This role is included within Dorset Council’s key skills recruitment and retention scheme, which may offer a one-off payment of between £1,500 and £2,000, pro rata for part time hours, subject to an approved business case.

The payment is designed to support recruitment to posts where there is a recognised skills shortage and risk to service delivery if the role remains hard to fill.

The payment is made after successful completion of 24 months’ continuous service in the post and is subject to tax and national insurance, and is non-pensionable.

The scheme applies to this permanent vacancy only and eligibility is assessed in line with the council’s policy, with the full terms confirmed in the offer letter.

About Us

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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We:

provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
work in partnership to make a real difference
value every role and the impact it has on our communities
support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
have access to a range of benefits and support
receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.

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