Associate Director - Mineral Surveyor

SLR Consulting; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Company pension

Healthcare offering

Flexible and hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Job summary

SLR Consulting seeks professionals for various roles in mineral surveying across the UK, including remote options. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in relevant fields such as Geology or Mineral Planning, along with strong communication and negotiating skills. The positions offer a challenging workload in a supportive environment focused on professional development with opportunities for career progression and competitive salaries, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in producing heads of terms for leases.
• Background in mineral development and relevant property issues.
• Ability to work independently and within teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, expert advice to clients.
• Contribute to the expansion of the mineral estates team.
• Manage mineral assets and ideally valuation work.

Skills

Excellent reporting writing

Strong negotiating skills

Effective communication

Good business and commercial awareness

Education

A first degree in Mineral Surveying, Estates Management, Mineral Planning, Geology or similar

Professional membership of the RICS or working towards it

Job description

The role(s)

These positions offer a challenging, interesting and varied workload with travel required throughout the UK. We are looking to make key appointments at all levels post professional qualification including a senior leadership role based in Newcastle upon Tyne to deliver high quality, expert advice to our existing clients and to continue the expansion of our successful mineral estates team. These positions can be full-time or part-time and based in any of our UK offices or remotely.

About Us

SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.

About You

• A first degree in Mineral Surveying, Estates Management, Mineral Planning, Geology or similar.
• Professional membership of the RICS, or other relevant professional body or working towards this.
• An excellent working knowledge of mineral development and relevant property issues from a background either in industry or consultancy.
• Experience of producing heads of terms for leases, mineral planning and development work, management of mineral assets and ideally valuation work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent reporting writing.
• Strong negotiating skills and effective communication both verbally and written.
• Good business and commercial awareness.
• Full UK driving license.

Culture & Inclusion at SLR

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent. Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.