Estates & Facilities Graduate Estates Surveyor

Vacancy Information

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.

Division / Department - Estates and Facilities Management
Grade - Surrey Police Grade F / Sussex Police Grade 9
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £29,606 - £34,000 / Sussex Police £28,302 - £30,783
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - See Advert

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.

It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

Surrey and Sussex Police are looking for a keen and enthusiastic newly graduated surveyor who is looking to take their first step into their chosen career path.

The role requires a natural self-starter who is able to assist in:

1. Surrey and Sussex Police estates acquisitions and disposals.
2. Lease and land management.
3. Management of telecoms installations and licences
4. Maintaining the Estates Asset register and AutoCAD library
5. The delivery of a high quality and consistent service to customers, in-line with clearly defined service specifications and in accordance with service level agreements (SLA) where appropriate.
6. Ongoing and regular reviews of services and introduction of innovation and efficiencies.

Base location can either be Surrey or Sussex HQ, but a driving licence & a means of transport is essential, as there will be requirement to travel throughout Surrey & Sussex.

Skills & Experience

1. Educated to Foundation Degree, NVQ L4, HND or equivalent experience.
2. Experience or education in managing Asset registers / CAFM.
3. Membership of appropriate professional body e.g., RICS (Desirable)
4. 1+ years' experience of managing data within an Estates and/or Facilities environment.
5. Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to manage to deadlines.
6. Excellent presentation skills.
7. Knowledge of business continuity, disaster recovery planning and risk management.
8. Evidence of an up-to-date and ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan including reference to all designated Professional Competences.
9. The ability to work in a creative, proactive, and innovative way, collaborating with others to identify new and imaginative ideas to achieve strategic organisational objectives.
10. Knowledge and experience of AutoCAD, Excel, Word and PPT.
11. Knowledge of Visio and Microsoft Power BI (desired).
12. Capability to critically analyse, evaluate and develop existing processes and systems to maximise the team's operational effectiveness, including suggesting improvements.
13. Knowledge of office safety.
14. Flexibility to travel between remote sites.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits:

1. career progression
2. contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
3. generous annual leave allowance
4. discounts for everyday spend
5. on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
6. generous and supportive parental leave
7. financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
8. discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Further Information

For further information about this role, please contact:

Scott Marlow - Estates Asset Manager scott.marlow@sussex.police.uk

Danni Sherrin - E&F Project Change Manager danielle.sherrin@sussex.police.uk

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.