Thank you for your interest in joining Align Property Partners.

As Operations Director, I am very proud of everything Align has achieved so far, but I am equally excited about what comes next.

Align is a multi-award-winning, multidisciplinary property and infrastructure consultancy. We provide architectural, design, engineering, estates, commercial agency and wider consultancy services to clients across the public and private sectors.

Established in 2015 and wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council, Align has grown considerably – almost six times the size – and is now one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the North of England, with a multi-million pound turnover. We are only continuing to expand, with this new role reflecting that growth and representing an exciting opportunity to join us, as we embark on the next phase in our growth plan.

As our Senior Principal Surveyor, you will support the Technical Director of Estates in providing strategic leadership across our Estates services being provided for our national UK clients. You will help to set professional standards, guide technical assurance and create the conditions for the team to deliver high-quality and compliant work. This role focuses on shaping our service, developing our people, and strengthening client relationships, while overseeing project delivery at a strategic level and contributing to the continued growth and success of Align.

Our Estates team supports a wide client base that includes local authorities, police and fire services, housing organisations, central government bodies, the NHS and private-sector clients. Clients include North Yorkshire Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Kirklees Council, Middlesbrough Council, North Lincolnshire Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Bury Council, Darlington Borough Council, Milton Keynes City Council, Three Rivers District Council, Chorley Council, South Ribble Borough Council and Melton Borough Council. The team also supports Nottinghamshire Police, Lincolnshire Police, Durham Fire and Rescue Service and the North York Moors National Park Authority. Along with Believe Housing, Broadacres Housing Association, ARC Partnership and Local Partnerships.

The team works across diverse property portfolios, including offices, schools, care facilities, community buildings, emergency service premises, commercial property, operational sites and development land.

The team is made up of 15 chartered surveyors, two surveyors, a graduate surveyor and an apprentice.

This breadth of work creates a genuinely interesting leadership opportunity. You will be joining an established professional team, while having the scope to influence how our services develop, support colleagues in building their careers and help us strengthen our relationships with clients across the UK.

Align offers a distinctive combination. We undertake ambitious, high-profile projects while retaining the stability and public-service values that come from being wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council. Our awards reflect the quality and commitment of our people, but we still have plenty that we want to achieve.

As Align continues to grow, you will have considerable autonomy and the opportunity to make important decisions at a strategic level. Our size means that you can make a visible contribution to the organisation and help shape its future. You will not feel like a small part of a large corporate structure. Your experience, judgement and ideas will be valued.

With offices across the North of England and flexible hybrid working arrangements, we can also offer a genuine working life balance, alongside a varied and progressive career.

If this opportunity appeals to you, I would be very pleased to hear from you. I believe the role offers an excellent platform for an ambitious surveyor who wants to lead people, influence the growth of a service and be part of a forward looking multidisciplinary consultancy.

Please contact our recruitment partners at The Resourcing Solution in the first instance. If you like what you hear, I would be delighted to meet you for a coffee and tell you more about Align, the team and our plans for the future.

Thank you for your interest. I look forward to receiving your application.

Kind regards,

Mark Hall
Operations Director

Job title: Senior Principal Estates Surveyor

Location: Northallerton or Durham / Hybrid - (3 office / 2 home)

Contract: Full-time / Permanent

Salary: Competitive + 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, company pension, and other benefits including flexible working.

As Senior Principal Estates Surveyor, you will carry out the varied GP day-to-day activities of an Estates Surveyors role, working independently and using your own initiative, alongside taking a lead role within a team of surveyors and assisting our graduate members with multi-disciplinary projects.

Candidates will be qualified to a minimum of MRICS/FRICS in Estates Management, Valuation, Property and Asset Management and/or Building surveying inspections, as well as be equipped with suitable experience to manage an increasing and exciting project workload.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Work with the team of Surveyors and Valuers to deliver efficient and precise valuations and advice to satisfy our client requirements, whilst coordinating team members and working collaboratively with other disciplines.
Provide mentorship and support to a growing team Surveyors and Valuers to assist with project management.
Work with our Local Authority Partners including North Yorkshire Council, wider Local Authority Partners in the Northeast and Tees Valley, Midlands and Lincolnshire and Greater Manchester, as well as regional Housing Associations.
Liaise with all relevant statutory authorities and public bodies.
Building inspections reporting (Homebuyers Level 2) – desirable but not essential.
Provide technical support to the multi-discipline team.
Complete job costing (Terms of Engagement) and new client assessments in coordination with the project lead and Estates Director, as required.
Visit sites or Clients to attend meetings, viewings, carry out inspections, surveys and valuations as/when required.

About You

Desirable Skills/Qualifications:

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in an appropriate discipline, professional MRICS/FRICS registration, as well as a Registered Valuer or would be willing to register.
Experience within a property/surveying consultancy or property management organisation.
Experience of working in Asset Management within Local Authority Estate Teams and/or other similar public/private organisations
Knowledge in preparing reports for clients, including development appraisals, viability assessments (residential and commercial), Annual asset valuations, disposals and acquisitions, Landlord and Tenant services, Management, Insurance valuations, DRC’S and all areas of valuation work that are undertaken in the role.
Experience in proprietary data bases such as ARGUS, CoreLogic and other surveying and app-based systems would be advantageous.
Knowledge and experience of Service Charge.
Working knowledge of relevant UK valuation standards, legislative adoptable standards, local authority auditor reporting, as well as any relevant private/public sector experience.
IT literacy with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Hold a full UK driving licence.

Job Description / Person Specification

Find out more about Align Property Partners on our website.

Benefits – What’s in it for you?

When you join us, you become part of a team that values your contribution. We offer a supportive, professional environment where you’ll have the tools and training to thrive. Everyone here plays a vital role in delivering the high-quality services we’re known for, and we make sure our people feel valued and respected.

In return for your commitment, we offer:

A competitive salary and stable, secure role
25 days holiday plus bank holidays with opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year
Flexible and part-time working options to suit you
Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute up to 6%
Hybrid working and a supportive team culture
Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service
Employee discounts and cycle-to-work scheme

Align Property Partners started trading in November 2015 and is a Teckal company, wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and forms part of the wider commercial group of companies known as the Brierley Group. North Yorkshire Council is a little different to what some might view as a typical public sector organisation – it is commercially focussed and has multiple successful commercial trading businesses already which means that commercial acumen and success will thrive in this context. You will not be restricted by public sector policy.

Being Teckal compliant allows Align’s shareholders to award contracts directly without procurement. The main benefit of this arrangement is that it ensures a long term, ethical and stable business, with unrivalled potential for commercial growth. This means that Align is in a rather unique position and can deliver high quality services whilst seeking out commercial opportunities to provide shareholder value and being wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council ensures stability in what can sometimes be a volatile market.

About Align

Align Property Partners hold a unique position of strength in the building design sector; our multi-disciplinary consultancy enables us to deliver total design solutions for our clients providing competitive advantage over single design firms. We are able to deliver agile, efficient services driving client value providing financial competitive advantage over the large national design firms.

We provide a wide ranging multi-disciplinary building design consultancy, consisting of Architects, Building Surveyors, Project Managers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Structural / Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Property Advisors, CDM and Fire Advisors. Our focus is to provide services to both private and public sector clients throughout the North of England.

We are accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards and are corporate chartered members of several professional bodies, including the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). With offices in Northallerton, Kendal, Cumberland, Otley, and Durham, our award-winning team brings over a decade of experience delivering high-quality projects across sectors such as infrastructure, housing, education, industrial, and public buildings.

To date, we have successfully delivered over 1,000 projects with a combined capital value exceeding £500 million. With an annual turnover of more than £12 million and a robust pipeline of secured work, Align continues to grow from strength to strength.

Our team of 170 professionals is now almost 5 times the size since our inception, reflecting our commitment to investing in people and innovation. We actively support regional development through our Apprenticeship Scheme and structured sponsorship programmes, promoting skills development and employment opportunities across the region.

We embrace cutting-edge technologies, including Building Information Modelling (BIM), to ensure our solutions are forward-thinking, efficient, and precisely tailored to client needs. Our strong client base—spanning both public and private sectors—provides a stable foundation for continued growth and innovation. While we operate as a fully commercial organisation, our public sector partnerships and shareholder backing offer financial resilience and the capacity to invest ambitiously in our future.

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To apply please provide us with your CV including a supporting statement in one Microsoft Word document. Your supporting statement should outline your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role.

Applications should be emailed to Executive.ResourcingSolutions@northyorks.gov.uk - Please do not send PDFs.

It is important that your CV includes: your full contact details (telephone, email, address), full employment history (name of employer, job titles, dates of employment and salary), full education history (qualification, grade, dates and place of study), explanation of any gaps in employment and the contact details of at least two referees including your current / most recent employer indicating whether you consent to us contacting each referee prior to interview. Please also provide details of your current salary and notice period.

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

Align Property Partners is an equal opportunity employer and values 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.