Partner - Rural Surveying

Hunter Dunning Limited; Beauly; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Company car

Enhanced pension contributions

Flexible and hybrid working

Cycle to work scheme

Day off for your birthday

Volunteer leave

24/7 GP and mental health support

Annual staff conference

Social and sporting events

Job summary

Hunter Dunning Limited in the Beauly, Highlands, is seeking a Partner - Head of Highland Operations to lead the Highland office and client base, combining strategic leadership with hands-on rural surveying across estates.

The role focuses on delivering rural surveying and valuations, mentoring staff and building long-term client relationships with private estates, landowners and trusts in the Highlands. Hybrid working is supported with a strong client-facing leadership path.

Qualifications

• Chartered Surveyor with MRICS or FRICS designation
• RICS Registered Valuer
• Substantial experience in rural professional practice
• Strong exposure to Highland, upland or sporting estates
• Commercial mindset with business development capability
• Proven leadership and ability to work independently
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills
• Genuine interest in sporting estates, deer forests and fisheries

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Highland office and client base
• Take full strategic and operational responsibility for Highland operations
• Contribute to business growth, profitability and long-term planning
• Deliver advice across rural surveying disciplines and valuations
• Advise private estates, landowners, trusts and institutional clients
• Provide advice on sporting estates, estate management and rural assets
• Mentor and support colleagues
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships

Skills

MRICS or FRICS

RICS Registered Valuer

Rural professional practice

Highland/upland estates experience

Commercial mindset & business dev

Leadership & independence

Client relationship & communication

Interest in sporting estates, deer, &F

Job description

Partner - Head of Highland Operations - Beauly, Highlands

£55,000 - £65,000 + Profit Share | Hybrid | Rural Property Consultancy

A Partner - Head of Highland Operations Job is available in Beauly, Highlands, offering a senior leadership role within a long-established rural professional practice.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the Highland office, combining strategic responsibility with hands‑on rural surveying across one of Scotland’s most outstanding landscapes.

What you’ll be doing

Leadership & strategy

• Lead and grow the Highland office and client base
• Take full strategic and operational responsibility for Highland operations
• Contribute to business growth, profitability and long-term planning

Professional surveying & valuation

• Deliver advice across a wide range of rural surveying disciplines
• Undertake valuations for multiple purposes in line with RICS standards
• Advise private estates, landowners, trusts and institutional clients

Specialist rural consultancy

• Provide advice on sporting estates, estate management and rural assets
• Support clients across Highland, upland and sporting portfolios

Team & client relationships

• Mentor and support colleagues in a collaborative environment
• Build and maintain long‑term client relationships

What we’re looking for

• Chartered Surveyor (MRICS or FRICS)
• RICS Registered Valuer
• Substantial experience in rural professional practice
• Strong exposure to Highland, upland or sporting estates
• Commercial mindset with business development capability
• Proven leadership and ability to work independently
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills
• Genuine interest in sporting estates, deer forests and fisheries

What you get

• £55,000 - £65,000 plus additional earnings linked to profitability
• Private healthcare
• Company car
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Day off for your birthday
• Volunteer leave
• 24/7 GP and mental health support
• Annual staff conference
• Social and sporting events

Referral scheme

We pay a £1,000 referral bonus for successful introductions.

Full terms apply.