Job details

Salary: £41,771 - £46,142 per annum

Department: Property

Working pattern: Full Time

Location: Somerset

Closing date: 29 September, 2025

About the job

Some key information

This role offers

  • 37 hours/week
  • Salary of £41,771 - £46,142 per annum
  • Permanent position

What will I be doing?

The Council has a portfolio of a range of properties which deliver services for the people of Somerset, including leisure centres, depots, offices and commercial estates. You’ll be a key part of the team managing this estate. 

You’ll be managing a wide caseload for both landlords and tenants, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of your portfolio.

Using your subject expertise, you’ll provide professional real estate advice to senior managers and client departments. You’ll be coordinating multiple stakeholders, clients and internal professionals and will need to communicate effectively with each. You will also use negotiation skills to ensure best value, whether for acquisitions, disposals or leases.

This is a significant role within our service with lots of varied responsibilities. If you think you meet the skills and background required, then we would love to hear from you!

 

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But this role requires:

  • MRICS or AssocRICS qualification.
  • Experience of managing wide ranging caseloads, including supervision of staff
  • Experience of advising stakeholders and clients on complex/specialist issues relating to role
  • Comprehensive knowledge of statutory regulations relating to service area and related functions
  • Previous experience in a Local Government/Public Sector role would be desirable.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

  • We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
  • Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Staff discounts in gyms.
  • Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
  • Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
  • A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
  • My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?

The salary for this role is £41,771 - £46,142 per annum

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Felicity Haigh via email at Felicity.Haigh@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.