Senior Contracts Surveyor

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Job Description

• West Suffolk Council
• Address: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
• Salary: £47,181 - £52,413 per annum plus excellent employee benefits package
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0595

West Suffolk Council is offering the opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Senior Contracts Surveyor to lead, support and manage the contracts and housing surveying team.

You will be responsible for contract selection, specification, procurement and management of term maintenance contracts across a range of properties, while advising and assisting our projects team on contract related matters. Additionally, you will develop processes and procedures in managing and ensuring statutory compliance of our growing residential portfolio.

We are looking for an experienced team leader who can demonstrate experience in specification, contract selection, procurement and contract administration in both commercial and residential property management.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.

Why work for us? Our benefits include:

• holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)
• generous pension scheme - contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 26%
• life assurance - a payment of three times your annual salary
• flexible working options to enable work/life balance
• agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
• access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
• salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)
• rail and bus staff discounts
• a range of Health and Wellbeing initiativesincluding an employee assistance programme
• discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
• A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
• modern office accommodation

To find out more

For an informal discussion and further information please contact Robin Leeks, Service Manager (Property) on 07787 857301, email Robin.Leeks@westsuffolk.gov.ukor Oliver Loughton, Building Services Manager on 07944 734741, email Oliver.Loughton@westsuffolk.gov.uk

Please note, we are unable to accept CVs, please follow the online application process to apply.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website

Closing date: 1 pm, 15 February 2026.

West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.

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