Principal Estates Surveyor

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’, company pension and other benefits

Join Align Property Partners, an award-winning, multidisciplinary property consultancy with 180+ employees and offices nationwide.

We are looking for an experienced Principal Estates Surveyor to join our well‑established Estates team, which has over 20 years of successful collaboration. You will work primarily with public sector clients, including Local Authorities from Lancaster Council, Middlesborough Council and North Yorkshire Council to Leicester City Council, Bury Council and Norfolk County Council; as well as Housing Associations such as Believe Housing, Karbon Homes and Broadacres Housing Association - alongside selected private sector clients, offering the stability of public sector work with the benefits and progression of the private sector.

With over a year’s workload already secured, this is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in a respected and growing team, delivering high-quality estate management, asset management, and advisory services.

Align Property Services, who are we? 

We are an award-winning building design consultancy, with our Commercial Agency team recently winning the ''Best Office Deal'' award at The Yorkshire Commercial Real Estate Awards 2025.

Align Property Services is a Limited Company, wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and we are one of the largest multi-discipline building design consultancies in the North of England. We are collaborative in the way we work, offering a broad range of services in Architecture, Sustainability, Building Surveying, Project Management, Civil & Structural, Transport Planning, Bridges, Highways & Drainage Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, CDM, Property Advisory & Estate Management.

We are dynamic and diverse in our approach to projects, from valuing small gardens to multi-million-pound listed structures including schools, fire stations, care homes and other public and commercial buildings across the UK. With new projects and contracts in development with North Yorkshire Council and other public and private sector clients, it is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve.

What you’ll be doing

• Playing a key role within the Estates & Valuation team, delivering high‑quality estates, valuation and property advice across a diverse property portfolio
• Leading on day‑to‑day estates surveying activities, managing your own workload with minimal supervision
• Supporting and mentoring graduate and junior surveyors within multi‑disciplinary project teams
• Working collaboratively with public and private sector clients, including local authority partners, and liaising with statutory bodies as required
• Undertaking site visits, inspections, surveys and valuations, and contributing to project planning and team resourcing
• Providing technical input, preparing job costings and supporting documentation
• Keeping senior leadership informed of key issues, progress and professional recommendations

What we’re looking for

• A professionally qualified Estates Surveyor (MRICS/FRICS) with experience in estates management, valuation and/or asset management
• Background in a property consultancy, local authority or similar public/private sector environment
• Strong technical knowledge of valuation, property and asset management, with an understanding of relevant UK standards and legislation
• Experience producing professional reports, appraisals and advisory work for a range of clients
• Confident, commercially aware and comfortable leading workstreams or projects
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and industry‑standard surveying systems
• A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to support junior colleagues and work effectively within multi‑disciplinary teams
• A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel to sites and client locations

For a full outline of the role, please read the job description

Why join us?

• Public sector projects with private sector benefits
• Established, supportive Estates team
• Secure pipeline of work
• Clear career progression in a national consultancy

What we Can Offer You

When you join Align, you will join a team of professionals who feel rewarded for the work they do. Operating in a friendly and professional environment, we want to provide the training and resources to succeed and thrive in your role. Our people are not just numbers, everyone is crucial to the vital services we provide, and we treat everyone in our teams with respect and complete support.

In return for your commitment, we offer:

• A Competitive salary up to £65,000 per year, dependent on your skills and experience.
• Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute to up 6%.
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays, with opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year.
• Hybrid working to support you in a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development through varying project work.
• A benefits scheme which includes a good maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme and our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
• Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service.
• Stability in your role - public sector security in a private sector industry.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and Supporting Statement to Danielle McDowell (Resourcing Specialist) at View email address on nycjobs.engageats.co.uk.

To discuss this position in more detail, or for any other questions, please get in touch with Danielle on View phone number on nycjobs.engageats.co.uk.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 13 th of August 2026

Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to apply, please do so now and we will respond to you quickly.  We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

Please note, we will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.