Strutt & Parker Rural - Rural & Forestry Valuer

Strutt & Parker; Choppington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

27 days annual leave + public holidays

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Company car allowance

Job summary

Strutt & Parker is looking for an experienced Rural & Forestry Valuer to join their team in Choppington, focusing on valuations across Scotland and Northern England. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality rural and forestry valuations, contributing to team growth, and building relationships with clients. Candidates must be MRICS qualified with at least five years' experience in the rural/forest industry. Benefits include private medical cover, generous leave, and financial incentives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years working in the rural/forest industry.
• Prior experience in rural, forestry and residential valuations.
• Experience working in a regional setting, potentially covering multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rural and forestry valuations across Scotland and the North of England.
• Contribute to team growth and lead your own valuation workstream.
• Deliver high-quality valuation work and meet project deadlines.

Skills

Reliable, friendly, approachable

Entrepreneurial and dynamic

MRICS qualified rural surveyor

Team leadership and relationship building

Good time management

Excellent communication skills

Ability to network and negotiate

Education

Formal Rural and/or Forestry qualification

MRICS (minimum 3 years PQE)

RICS Registered Valuer

FAAV qualified (preferable)

Tools

Word

Excel

Mapping software

Job description

Overview

The rural valuation team at Strutt & Parker have an outstanding reputation as rural and forestry valuation specialists operating throughout the UK. They operate as part of the wider Strutt & Parker team offering a range of Agency, Rural and professional Forestry services including sales brokerage, woodland and asset management, valuation and buyside advisory to a well-established and expanding client base. We are looking for an experienced Rural & Forestry Valuer to join the Strutt & Parker Rural Valuation Team focusing on Rural & Forestry valuations across Scotland and the North of England. You will work with an experienced team and have the opportunity to help grow and potentially lead the team going forward as well being responsible for delivery and growth of your own valuation workstream.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rural and forestry valuations across Scotland and the North of England as part of the Rural Valuation Team.
• Contribute to team growth and, where applicable, lead the team and your own valuation workstream.
• Work with an experienced team and build relationships with existing and new clients.
• Deliver high-quality valuation work and meet project deadlines.

Key Skills

• Reliable, friendly, approachable and supportive, able to inspire others, to coach and develop people’s skills
• Entrepreneurial, dynamic and able to apply professional and commercial judgement to deliver results
• Competent and experienced MRICS qualified rural surveyor with experience of delivering work across a range of projects
• Demonstrate team leadership, capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities
• Possess a composed manner in order to be able to work under pressure
• Good time management and ability to prioritise workloads
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills - must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues and clients
• Confident manner with clients and the team
• Flexible approach to work and hours undertaken
• An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion
• Ability to network, influence, negotiate

Qualifications

• Formal Rural and/or Forestry qualification, ideally degree level
• MRICS (minimum 3 years PQE)
• RICS Registered Valuer
• FAAV qualified is preferable

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years working in the rural/forest industry
• Prior experience in rural, forestry and rural residential valuations
• Proficient in the use of Word, Excel and mapping software
• Experience in working in a regional setting, potentially covering more than one office location.

Benefits

• Heath & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, long term disability insurance, interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.