Associate Director - Mineral Surveyor

SLR Consulting; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Excellent healthcare offering

Travel and life insurance

25 days annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Family friendly policies

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is looking for a Principal/Technical Director - Mineral Surveyor to join their mineral estates team. This role is based in the UK, offers hybrid working arrangements, and requires expertise in mineral surveying. Candidates should have a relevant degree, professional qualifications, and strong negotiation skills. The role includes delivering expert advice and managing mineral assets. The consultancy provides comprehensive benefits, competitive salaries, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• A first degree in Mineral Surveying, Estates Management, Geology, or similar.
• Professional membership of the RICS or relevant professional body.
• Excellent working knowledge of mineral development and property issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, expert advice to clients.
• Produce heads of terms for leases and mineral planning.
• Management of mineral assets and valuation work.

Skills

Excellent reporting writing

Strong negotiating skills

Good business and commercial awareness

Ability to work independently

Excellent communication skills

Education

First degree in Mineral Surveying, Estates Management, or similar

Professional membership of RICS or relevant body

Job description

Principal/Technical Director - Mineral Surveyor page is loaded## Principal/Technical Director - Mineral Surveyorremote type: Hybridlocations: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Bury St Edmunds: Edinburgh: Leeds: Manchestertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101560SLR Consulting is a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Our Mineral Estates management team brings together specialist chartered mineral surveyors and valuers, planners, geologists, and mining engineers to deliver property solutions for clients throughout the UK. The minerals estates team is renowned for the calibre of advice and support it provides to a wide range of clients, ranging from the largest landed estates and government bodies through to individual surface and mineral owners, and operators. SLR acts as mineral agent to the Crown Estate, the Crown Estate Scotland, Forestry England and the Isle of Man Government to name but a few. We are also the managing agent for Mines Royal throughout the UK.**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.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.If you are interested in taking the next step towards developing your career, please submit your CV and covering letter to Janine Davies. Alternatively, if you would prefer an informal discussion about the roles on offer please contact Stephen woods: [e-mail]**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.