The Role:
A Graduate Surveyor in the Sustainable Growth team in the Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth Department.
This is a two year fixed contract
The team is involved in a range of activities across the Borough including project management of building contracts, acquisition of land and property and facilitating development by the private and voluntary sectors.
The post holder will work with a team of four surveyors on a range of initiatives including land and property acquisition, valuation, granting of leases and addressing barriers to development.
About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About you:
The post holder will be keen to embark on a career in both local government and property surveying. They will want to work across the board covering land acquisition, valuation and facilitating land development. They will want to work within a wider team bringing about major private and public investment in key projects such as Canada Water and Elephant and Castle.
The postholder will hold a relevant degree
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 07/11/2023
Interview date: 13/11/2023
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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