Property Development Officer

Property Development Officer

Salary: PS1 £41,177 – £43,149 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

Temporary until 31/03/2027

Location: Caernarfon

Purpose of the Post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Assist the Council’s Departments with property development schemes of all kinds.
• Assess options, draw up a brief and commission technical teams, where necessary, to run construction projects.
• Draw up programmes for the client and manage project budgets.

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)

For further information about this post please contact Nia Carys Bowden on [email protected] or 01286 679774.

Secondments will be considered for this post.

Closing Date: 10:00 AM, 19/10/2026.

Personal Attributes – Essential

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Commitment to the aim of seeking effective management of the Council’s buildings.
• Commitment to further personal professional development.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.

Personal Attributes – Desirable

• An open and supportive mindset towards the continued development of the Council’s building management arrangements.

Qualifications and Relevant Training – Essential

• HNC level qualification or higher in construction or property.

Qualifications and Relevant Training – Desirable

• Degree in a subject related to construction.
• Member of RICS/RIBA or another professional body in the Property field.

Relevant Experience – Essential

• Drawing up briefs for construction schemes.
• Managing construction work programmes.
• Appointing and managing specialist consultants.
• Extensive experience of managing construction projects.

Relevant Experience – Desirable

• Experience of working on the design/management of construction schemes on site.

Skills and Specialist Knowledge – Essential

• Strong financial management, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work and manage as a member of a small team.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and statute in the field of property development and use.

Skills and Specialist Knowledge – Desirable

• Understanding and use of AutoCAD.
• Understanding of building regulations.

Language Requirements – Essential

• Listening and Speaking – Higher: Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
• Reading and Understanding – Higher: Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
• Writing – Higher: Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).