Surveyor, Technical Support (Estate Management)

Starting salary:  £32,544 rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent   

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week  (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Post number: 202641

The role

The post holder will provide essential technical support to the Senior Specialist Surveyor (Land Agent) and play a key role in managing estate programmes and projects within the land holdings of Natural Resources Wales, as directed by the Land Agent.

Key responsibilities will include maintaining land and property inventories, managing financial records, overseeing database systems, and utilising GIS mapping tools to support estate management activities. You will also be responsible for delivering and managing a variety of programmes associated with the efficient and effective management of the estate.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the stewardship of land resources and to support a wide range of estate management initiatives that play a vital role in protecting and enhancing Wales’ natural environment.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the NRW office at the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance. 

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Paul Dann, paul.dann@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 

Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance) 

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

 

What you will do

• Supporting the Land Agent(s) by effective planning and monitoring of the estate management to contribute to corporate programmes and key performance indicators.
• Responding to operational requests for qualification of estate constraints for all forest operations or operations on NRW owned and managed land.
• Establishing both internal and external relationships with key customers and stakeholders and gain an understanding of respective roles delivering outcomes for the business.
• Complementing the programme and estates team and contributing to team targets and performance indicators.
• Acting as a first point of contact for estate and legal enquiries relating to the land ownership of the public estate within your geographic area.
• Updating and managing a corporate data set to include GIS mapping, land and property inventory and estate management.
• Improving ways of working and offering suggestions for change. Learning from experience and constructive feedback.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development *and that of your staff through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method

1. Previous experience in an Estates related role.
2. Good planning skills.
3. Good organisational skills.
4. The ability to work collaboratively with other team members and external land agents and with an understanding delivery aims of the operational teams.
5. Ability to monitor progress of work, identify gaps in the delivery of priorities and take remedial action to enhance the service and recommend appropriate reallocation of time and effort.

 

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh) with an expectation to develop Welsh language skills to Level B2 – Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters) following an agreed training programme.
• Desirable: Level B2 - Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters)

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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