Estates Work Supervisor

Location: Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3LD, with considerable travel around the North East of the district

Salary: £30,105 per year

Company

hirify.global manages forests, built estates, wildlife habitats, sustainable timber production, and visitor experiences across England as part of the Civil Service.

What you will do

• Support the district building surveyor and estates department with professional management of buildings, utilities, and general estate services.
• Plan, specify, and supervise contracts for maintaining, repairing, and improving the built estate.
• Implement and monitor programmes of work to a high standard.
• Ensure estate works comply with legislation, statutory requirements, and hirify.global policies and guidance.

Requirements

• Relevant experience and career history must be demonstrated in a 200-word statement.
• Ability to work from Bellingham and travel considerably around the North East of the district.
• Accurate spoken English is required.
• Successful candidates must complete a criminal record check and Baseline Personnel Security Standard check.
• Interview assessment may include experience, strength-based questions, technical questions, and a presentation, practical, or written task.

Culture & Benefits

• Three-year fixed-term appointment with 37 hours per week.
• Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, with hirify.global contributing an average of 28.97% towards the pension.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays.
• Employee discounts, free parking at hirify.global sites, and free entry to the National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• Career development through continuing professional development, individual learning plans, and sponsored professional memberships.

Hiring process

• Submit a 200-word statement on relevant experience and career history plus a personal statement of no more than 500 words.
• Interview assessment covers Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, and Working Together.
• Applications must be submitted through the online system; email applications are not accepted.