Rural Surveyor - North Yorkshire

Rural Surveyor

North Yorkshire | Client-Side

Permanent | Hybrid Working | Excellent Benefits

Are you a Chartered Rural Surveyor looking for the opportunity to move client-side and work across a diverse and fascinating rural property portfolio?

I'm working with a major national landowner looking to appoint a Rural Surveyor to join its established Land & Estates team, covering a portfolio across North Yorkshire.

This is a varied position, combining traditional estate management and landlord & tenant work with the opportunity to become involved in environmental land management, conservation, woodland, access and longer-term estate strategy.

Rather than focusing purely on fee-earning, you'll have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with tenants and stakeholders and help influence how a significant rural portfolio is managed for the future.

The Opportunity

Working alongside experienced estate and property professionals, you'll provide practical rural surveying advice across a varied portfolio.

Your work is likely to include:

• Agricultural landlord & tenant matters
• Management of agricultural tenancies and other occupational agreements
• Commercial lettings and wider estate management
• Agri-environment and land management schemes
• Woodland creation and management
• Access, easements, wayleaves and rights over land
• Boundary and other property-related matters
• Restrictive covenants and title issues
• Occasional acquisitions and disposals
• Providing technical property advice to colleagues across the wider organisation
• Building strong relationships with tenants, landowners and other stakeholders

About You

I'm keen to speak with Rural Surveyors who have a good grounding in rural estate management, agriculture and landlord & tenant work, coupled with an interest in the changing demands being placed upon rural land.

Ideally, you will:

• Be MRICS qualified, preferably through the Rural pathway
• Have experience within rural estate management or professional rural surveying
• Understand agricultural tenancies and wider landlord & tenant matters
• Have knowledge of land management, agriculture and rural property
• Have an interest in conservation, sustainability and environmental land management
• Be confident dealing with tenants and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Have strong negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
• Be comfortable working autonomously while being part of a wider multidisciplinary team

Why Consider It?

For someone currently working within a rural consultancy, this could be a particularly interesting opportunity to move client-side without losing the variety of traditional rural surveying.

You’ll benefit from:

• A diverse and unusual rural property portfolio
• A balance of traditional estate management and emerging land-use work
• Greater involvement in longer-term decision-making rather than purely fee-earning instructions
• Close working relationships with tenants and other rural stakeholders
• Exposure to environmental and conservation-led projects
• A collaborative team of property and land professionals
• Hybrid working, balancing home, office and time out on the estate