Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 (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
Align Property Partners is an award-winning multidisciplinary property consultancy, employing 180+ professionals across offices nationwide.
We are looking for a motivated Graduate Estates Surveyor to join our highly experienced Estates team. This is an excellent opportunity to begin your career working on public sector estates, including Local Authority and Housing Association portfolios, with exposure to some private sector work.
You’ll benefit from structured support, mentoring from senior professionals with decades of shared experience, and a strong pipeline of work already in place - providing long-term career development in a collaborative environment.
Why start your career with Align?
- Exceptional APC support and mentoring
- Public sector experience with private sector advantages
- Long-standing, collaborative Estates team
- Secure and varied workload
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.
Want to learn more?
Further information and project case studies can be found on our website and in our quarterly newsletter.
What you’ll be doing
- Joining a supportive and experienced Estates & Valuation team within a multi‑disciplinary organisation
- Assisting with a wide range of estates surveying work, including commercial and residential valuations, asset management and landlord & tenant matters
- Supporting senior surveyors on varied projects while progressively managing your own workload
- Working with public and private sector clients, including local authority partners
- Attending site visits, inspections, surveys, viewings and client meetings
- Helping to prepare reports, valuations and property asset information
- Collaborating with colleagues across different disciplines to deliver high‑quality outcomes
- Developing your professional skills and working towards RICS Chartership, with full training and support
What we’re looking for
- A graduate with a relevant degree (e.g. Estate Management, Real Estate or a related discipline)
- Interest in building a career in estates surveying, valuation and property management
- Either already enrolled on, or willing to commence, the RICS APC pathway
- Some relevant property or surveying experience is desirable but not essential
- A proactive, motivated and organised individual with a willingness to learn
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and property‑related systems
- A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel to sites and client locations
For a full outline of the role and responsibilities, please read the job description
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 £40,000 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 danielle.mcdowell@northyorks.gov.uk.
To discuss this position in more detail, or for any other questions, please get in touch with Danielle on 07977743718.
Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 7th of May
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.