Senior Surveyor​/Estate Manager

Vacancy  DM

Job Title - Senior Surveyor/Estate Manager

* This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract*

Are you an MRICS Rural Surveyor ready for a role that combines estate management, consultancy, client relationships and genuine career progression?

Looking for more than just another rural surveying position?

Could your next role combine estate management, consultancy and business development?

An established rural property and land consultancy seeking an experienced MRICS Senior Surveyor / Associate with an interest in Property Management to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, manage a varied portfolio of rural estate instructions and play an active role in developing both clients and junior team members.

You’ll work as part of a team delivering retained estate management and wider rural consultancy services, providing practical and strategic advice to a diverse client base.

The role offers variety across estate management, landlord & tenant, property management, property rights, consultancy and rural projects, alongside opportunities for business development and team leadership.

• Manage rural estate management instructions from inception through to completion
• Provide advice on landlord & tenant, property management, negotiations and property rights
• Assist with consultancy projects, including compulsory purchase and utility negotiations
• Prepare fee estimates and quotations
• Supervise, coach and mentor junior surveyors
• Support performance reviews and knowledge sharing across the team
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and understand their commercial objectives
• Identify and generate new business from existing and prospective clients
• Contribute to departmental and wider business planning
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell additional rural services, including valuations, diversification, renewables, grants, business planning, agency and farmland investment
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across different disciplines to deliver joined-up client solutions
• Represent and promote the business within the rural property market
• Maintain high professional standards and comply with RICS, GDPR and company procedures

• MRICS qualified
• CAAV qualified or working towards CAAV
• Strong technical rural surveying and estate management experience
• Commercially minded with proven business development ability
• Excellent knowledge of the rural property market
• Strong client relationship and communication skills
• Confident managing instructions independently
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior professionals
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to use initiative
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team

• 32 days' annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Your birthday off
• Health and wellbeing support
• Further benefits to be discussed with successful applicants
• Opportunity to work across a varied rural estate portfolio
• Genuine opportunity to develop your career and professional profile
• Supportive team environment with opportunities to mentor and lead others

If you’re an MRICS Rural Surveyor, Senior Rural Surveyor or Associate looking for a varied role combining estate management, consultancy, client relationships and business development, I’d be keen to hear from you.

Senior Rural Surveyor, Associate Rural Surveyor, Rural Surveyor, Rural Property Surveyor, Estate Management Surveyor, Rural Estate Manager, Rural Property Consultant, Rural Consultant, Agricultural Surveyor, Agricultural Property Consultant

* As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for*