Rural Surveyor/Senior Surveyor - Rural Diversification and Planning

Bidwells; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Innovative culture

Family friendly

Work-life balance

Job summary

Bidwells is seeking a Rural Surveyor/Senior Rural Surveyor to join the Rural Diversification and Planning team in Cambridge. The role focuses on advising on diversification, planning permissions, and strategic estate management for a diverse client base including estates, farms, colleges, and landowners.

You will lead projects, develop client relationships, and identify new business opportunities while ensuring profitability and timely delivery. MRICS status or APC progression is preferred.

Qualifications

• Ideally MRICS qualified or working towards the RICS APC.
• Experience in Rural Diversification and Planning is desirable.
• Experience in a consultancy environment is advantageous.
• Numerate with strong business writing skills.
• Excellent organisation and ability to prioritise deadlines and workload.
• Strong networking and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and lead a diverse range of rural development and diversification projects.
• Develop and maintain regular contact with clients and sustain long-term relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities and target prospects for new work.
• Support cross-sell of other services within the firm.
• Take responsibility for profitability and timely delivery of briefs.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge and share it with the team.

Skills

Numerate

Communication

Organisation

Networking

Team player

Education

MRICS / APC

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Rural Surveyor/Senior Surveyor - Rural Diversification and Planning

Full time Cambridge

Are you a commercially minded, passionate Rural Surveyor looking for an exciting new opportunity or next step? If so, we're looking for a Rural Surveyor/Senior Rural Surveyor to join our Rural Diversification and Planning team!

The Rural Department at Bidwells manages, consults, and offers strategic advice on over a million acres of farmland and estates across the country, working with some of the UK's top-performing rural businesses and landowners including private estates, family farm businesses, Cambridge and Oxford colleges, pension funds, charities and companies. We specialise in estate and farm strategy and management, professional work, diversification, rural agency, and natural capital and biodiversity net gain.

As a Rural Surveyor within the Rural Diversification and Planning team, you will support our clients in exploring and gaining the best return on their assets, leading to a broad range of diversification work including residential, commercial, leisure and tourism, equestrian and much more. This could be through obtaining planning permission for the development of farm buildings and land as well as the change of building use. We also undertake large scale agricultural development, meaning this is a dynamic and exciting role in an ever-evolving area of rural surveying.

What You’ll Do

You will get the opportunity to work on, as well as lead, on a diverse range of projects for some fascinating clients.

• Carry out professional instructions and projects including rural development and diversification, rural planning work, strategic estates and portfolio reviews, specialist professional work, valuations, corporate consultancy, expert witness work and rural agency.
• Develop and maintain regular contact with clients to develop and sustain long term relationships amd ensure client needs are managed and met.
• Identify new business opportunities and help target new prospects and existing clients for new professional work.
• Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of other teams and departments to support and cross-sell other services.
• Take responsibility for the profitability and management of instructions undertaken, particularly concentrating on time and efficiency of delivery of work.
• Maintain up-to-date relevant technical and legislation knowledge, and share knowledge with others.

About you

• Ideally MRICS qualified or working towards this RICS APC
• Experience in Rural Diversification and Planning and/or rural professional work would be beneficial
• Experience in a similar consultancy environment would be advantageous
• Numerate and competent in use of spreadsheets and other applications
• Excellent business writing skills
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise and deal with competing deadlines and workload
• Friendly and professional approach, good networking abilities
• Strong people skills with an ability to communicate via different mediums at all levels
• Demonstrable team player
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Why Bidwells?

We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen. As a certified B Corporation (B-Corp), we are dedicated to using our business as a force for good, driving innovation, and creating long-term value for our clients, communities, and the environment.

We have one of the largest rural teams in the UK in which we have a vast array of knowledge coming from graduates through to equity partners. We pride ourselves on the progression and development we offer our people and within Rural, this is no exception.

What’s in it for you

Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary and group bonus scheme. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.

Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, a wellness day, paid sabbaticals, private medical cover, medicash plan, lifestyle discounts and perks, and more.

Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.

Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.

Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.

Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.