Estates Surveyor, Central Hub

AN ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE OF £4,750 IS OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE, INCREASING THE SALARY TO £44,385 PRO RATA. Please read the Additional Information pack for more information.

We're fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns, including job share.

If you're part of the Environment Agency, you're part of the solution. Working with us means protecting and improving the environment and tackling issues of national importance. We're based across England, and our responsibilities span industry regulation, flood defences, land contamination, water quality, fisheries and conservation.

Such broad scope of work calls for diverse, multi-skilled teams. Together, we'll promote sustainable 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, providing professional property expertise across all aspects of our business. As the property specialist, you'll work collaboratively within project teams helping to deliver a nationwide £5.4 billion programme of capital flood defence work that will protect 336,000 properties. You'll be involved at all stages of project delivery from feasibility through to completion. Your expertise will be applied to the management of a diverse land and property portfolio, including commercial and rural property management, valuation and dealing with landlord and tenant issues.

As a confident negotiator, you'll represent our interests with a broad customer and client base. With an up-to-date knowledge of current legislation and best practice, you'll provide strong technical guidance and support to other members of your team. We'll also support you to develop both personally and professionally.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. Please see the candidate pack for more on how you will support with this.
The team
The Estates Team sits within the larger Sustainability, Funding and Service Operations directorate. You can read more about the directorate in the Additional Information pack.

The Estates service extends to 125 people, offering professional support for Environment Agency land, property, compensation and valuation matters. We are core to the delivery of the Agency's £5.2 billion capital programme to better protect 336,000 homes.

• you'll be a fellow of the CAAV (FAAV)


• qualified as a chartered surveyor (MRICS/FRICS) ideally in Land and Resources, Commercial or Rural. However, we would consider other pathways, if you feel the pathway you have followed would be suitable for this role. Please note. We will accept your application if you have submitted your APC and expect to pass within the next three months.



• full and valid driving licence


• experience of estate management, acquisition and disposal work in the urban and/or rural environment and experience within land rights acquisition


• be able to demonstrate that you can draw on your knowledge and experience to advise on a range of property matter and projects, A full UK driving licence is essential to travel to sites and offices across our hubs, some of which are inaccessible by public transport. You'll be provided with a vehicle to carry out this work if required.


The contractual base for this role is Lincoln. However, you will have the ability to work flexibly from home.