Associate / Associate Partner

We have an exciting new opportunity to join an existing team with ambitious growth plans in the southwest as an Associate Partner/Partner development surveyor in our multi-disciplinary Bristol hub office. Working as a part of a burgeoning planning and development business serving Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and the wider southwest region, the role offers a variety of consultancy, agency and strategic land work, and will allow you to actively contribute to the growth and direction of the Bristol team.

The role will play a key part in the overall team, working closely with both the Planning and Development partners in the wider business and will be responsible for growing the team around them. The role offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days annual leave, pension contribution and life assurance. We also offer flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including DenPlan, Health Cash Plans, buying additional annual leave and cycle to work schemes.

You will provide clear advice in relation to residential, mixed use and strategic development land for our private and public sector clients, who range from private landowners to charitable institutions and corporate clients. You will assist in generating fees through dealing with a variety of planning and development matters, enhancing existing client relationships and securing new clients. You will be capable of handling all matters associated with strategic and immediate development land opportunities and will help clients with the delivery of development projects.

Main tasks will include:

• Disposal and acquisition of strategic land and immediate development opportunities
• Advise on planning and development strategies, including formal reports and the assessment of alternative land use values
• Undertake development appraisal work, including the identification of development opportunities
• Provide valuation advice on land and property assets, including the financial appraisal of development sites
• Support with the negotiation of development agreements to include promotion, option, joint venture and conditional contracts
• Assist with major residential-led mixed use development schemes

What will it take to be successful? You will be RICS chartered surveyor with post qualification experience within development consultancy and agency. You will be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of development appraisals, advisory and disposal work. It is also essential that you will be able to provide written option assessments and transactional advice and be competent in Argus Developer (or equivalent).

As an Associate/Associate Partner, you will be an excellent team player and be forward thinking with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills to develop client relationships as well as support and cross sell with colleagues internally. You will be expected to work alongside an established team of planning consultants and with our Head of Planning in Bristol. You will report to partners responsible for our development services across the wider southern region.

This will be an opportunity for a development surveyor to form part of a growing team over the longer-term, and as such presents an opportunity for an ambitious individual. A full driving license will be required for this role as regular travel to sites is expected.

We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important to us; we encourage everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance and fulfil their potential. We have an agile flexible working policy; many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

We enjoy what we do, and we do it well, which is why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.

About us: Since 1855, Carter Jonas has grown to be one of the largest and most respected property consultancies in the UK with a network of 34 offices across England and Wales, employing more than 1,000 partners and employees. Our tailored service and Simply Better Advice have enabled us to forge lasting, intelligent and trusting partnerships with our clients. These long-standing relationships are our most important and most closely protected asset. From private landowners to local authorities, pension funds to farmers – our universe of client experience is among the most varied in UK property.

We employ the very best people. We are a place where people want to work, and our culture is both collaborative and business minded. We have experts in every field who deliver long term advice that enhances our clients’ future prosperity. Ahead of the curve, we are pioneering in the use of technology within the property industry, making Carter Jonas a hugely exciting place to work.

Our values: Approachable – We treat every relationship with respect, integrity, and warmth. Effective – We do what we say we will, we do it well and we are accountable. Ambitious – We are ambitious for our clients and for our firm.

We look to recruit individuals who represent our core values, but who can also demonstrate the six Carter Jonas competencies that are the foundation of our career pathways. These competencies will aide their personal development in the business, and comprise of:

• Communication - Ensures effective, clear, and relevant communications in support of business objectives
• People - Demonstrates leadership in conduct and effectively manages and develops people to optimise performance through others
• Business Development & Client Care - Ensures effective communication to facilitate excellent client care and collaboration and pursuing opportunities for increased business and profit mindful of the Firm’s heritage and values
• Use of Technology - Modern, Agile, Digital Employee
• Teamwork - Recognises the importance of working with others, to collaborate and co-operate to achieve business
• Personal Effectiveness & Productivity- Engage, promote, and adhere to compliance requirements including all internal processes and procedures which manage risk and enhance productivity.