Property Surveyor (Commercial)
Salary: £33,699 - £36,363 pa (Plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £1,239 pa)
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 30 Jan 2026 12:00
Interview date: Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis
Ref: P1740
About the role:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Property Surveyor (Commercial) to assist in managing our varied portfolio of industrial, commercial, retail, and operational properties. This will involve property management activities such as property inspections, determining repair and improvement work and preparing budget reports as well as estate management work, assisting with rental reviews, lease renewals, rating and letting.
As Property Surveyor (Commercial) you will provide professional support to a team of experienced Surveyors and be allocated industrial and retail estates to manage. You will be responsible for setting up and coordinating leases with tenants, organising maintenance contractors and developing the property service charge budget and reconciliation. In addition, you will seek to incorporate carbon neutral initiatives.
Other responsibilities include carrying out support tasks for the team including lease plan creation, answering title ownership queries, organising licences, assisting in legal documentation and negotiation, contract administration and collating information for rating or valuation surveyors.
About you:
To succeed as Property Surveyor (Commercial), you will have at least 5 years property management experience (preferably in commercial property). You will have a willingness to learn and undertake professional development to develop a broad range of skills with the requirements of the service. Good IT, communication skills and effective work planning are essential. You need to work under your own initiative but operate as part of a team and be able to follow instructions accurately and effectively. This role requires travelling around the District, therefore a full UK driving licence is required. An understanding of property sale transactions is desirable as well as an understanding carbon net zero.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Elizabeth Williams, Head of Property and Facilities on 07717 807 835.
PPA
Applicants invited for interview will be asked to complete a Thomas’ Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) which provides a rapid and deep insight into behavioural preferences and communication style.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.
To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.
Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.