Principal Surveyor / Assistant Director of Land and Property

A qualified Building Surveyor with strong technical knowledge, excellent organisational skills and the confidence to manage a varied workload and multiple stakeholders. Experience with older or historic buildings would be a bonus, but not essential.

We're looking for a talented Principal Building Surveyor to join our Property & Estates team, someone who wants more than a routine role. This is a unique opportunity to work across a fascinating and varied portfolio, from historic buildings full of character to residential homes and community spaces that make a real difference to people's lives. Why this role is different

• Every building has a story and every day brings a new challenge
• You'll balance hands-on technical work with strategic input
• You'll play a key role in improving sustainability and long-term resilience
• You'll work with people, not just buildings, making a tangible impact, Our vision is for Manchester Diocese to be a worshipping, growing, transforming Christian presence at the heart of every community.
Much of what we are doing in Manchester Diocese is already contributing to a culture of hope and an expectation of growth, working with our parishes, schools and chaplaincies. This includes many forms of inherited, as well as fresh, expressions of church. We serve in an area that has a rich history of culture and innovation, shaped by diverse and vibrant communities and a longstanding commitment to social justice. It is a wonderful place to engage in Gospel Ministry. Our work together grows out of Jesus's Great Commandment which is to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…and love your neighbour as yourself' (Matthew 22: 36-40)… … and out of his Great Commission, 'to go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit' (Matthew 28:19-20). Our strategy is based on positive, inspiring and relevant plans for the future. It is enabling us to bring together the key areas of opportunity and challenge, building on our learning and experience from the significant changes and investments that are already underway. Many of these changes have focused on new ways of working together, which are becoming embedded in the life of our diocese. Building on these successes, we are shifting to the next level in setting our priorities and working out what we want to achieve next. Given the excellent start that has been made, we now have the opportunity to be even more creative and ambitious with our plans for the future, living out our values of faith, hope and love. Based on four key themes - Parish Renewal, Growing Younger, Church Planting and Revitalisation, and Developing Missional Leaders - this strategy will guide our work over the coming years. We have recently been awarded significant additional funding from the national church as part of the Diocesan Investment Programme to support us with this mission and ministry.


• £58,603 salary
• Generous pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Strong commitment to professional development
• A supportive team and clear opportunities for progression
Why join us? This is more than a surveying role, it's a chance to work with a diverse and interesting estate, develop your career, and be part of an organisation that values long-term stewardship, sustainability and community impact.