We are hiring an ambitious newly qualified surveyor to join our rural division in Oxford. Our dedicated team of rural surveyors provides advice to landowners and farmers on unlocking the value of their assets, diversification, change of land use, estate management, leveraging Natural Capital and biodiversity opportunities, rural planning along with valuing rural assets all over the UK.
This is a varied and interesting role requiring project and business management skills with hands-on delivery to provide management and consultancy services including valuation advice to clients, other professional advisors, and stakeholders. Applicants will be RICS qualified. Clients are at the heart of what we do, so ensuring you develop and maintain strong relationships with our clients is essential, which includes attending client meetings and preparing communications and reports.
We offer a highly competitive salary package, which includes a fantastic benefits package with a variety of flexible benefits allowing you to choose those that suit your personal circumstances, including car allowance, purchasing additional leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme, and so on!
Main duties:
1. Provide day-to-day professional advice to a mixed portfolio of management and consultancy clients.
2. Support Partners in delivering valuations of high-value farms, estates, country houses, and portfolios of properties throughout England.
3. Be responsible and serve as the first point of contact for a number of existing clients, managing those clients to service existing and future professional needs while consistently providing sound and reasoned advice.
4. Manage rural estates and property portfolios, providing strategic advice to farm and estate clients, drafting agreements, doing deals, and generally dealing with a wide range of jobs centered around providing property advice to our clients.
5. Work with the Partners to expand the team by identifying and developing viable fee-earning opportunities.
6. Collaborate closely with other specialist teams including planning and development, valuation, energy and infrastructure, agency, and natural capital to deliver and develop new fee opportunities from existing and new clients.
7. Actively assist in the development and implementation of efficient, ‘best practice’ internal systems and processes optimizing IT and other resources.
8. Implement policy as required and ensure legal, professional, and corporate compliance on all work carried out.
9. Assist with pitch reporting and presentations.
10. There is an opportunity for the right applicant to develop specialisms in rural planning, estate management, or valuation, depending on their own skillsets and interests.
This job description is not exhaustive, and the jobholder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the office.
What will it take to be successful?
We are looking for a forward-thinking newly qualified surveyor with a can-do attitude. You will have the ability to manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work. You will ideally be partway or near completion of your APC, with a desire to grow in your career. You will also have experience within a rural practice gained through work experience or placements. It is essential that you have or are working towards gaining a full UK driving license. We are open to applicants from experienced graduates or newly qualified chartered surveyors looking for the next steps in their career.
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