Associate Partner - Rural Valuation Surveyor in Truro

At Carter Jonas, we have a superb opportunity for a Rural Valuation Surveyor to develop and drive their own career, within a highly respected, friendly and ambitious team in Truro, Cornwall. The successful incumbent will work alongside an experienced Rural Partner, and an established team, assisting with the delivery of national and regional rural asset portfolios; together with the valuation of a range of agricultural land, farms, equestrian property, land estates and country houses for a wide range of purposes working with existing clients and developing new relationships and work-streams.

It is a dedicated, independent and professional team focused purely on valuations for a range of clients and purposes including financial reporting, inheritance tax, capital gains tax, secured lending, succession planning and general valuation professional advice. We are proud to offer a wonderful working culture, a competitive salary and good annual leave offering, coupled with meaningful flexible benefits including salary sacrifice Electric car scheme, holiday purchase of up to 5 extra days, health cash plans, hybrid working, cycle-to-work scheme.

Working within a Partnership is something truly special, offering a level of collaboration, shared success, and long-term commitment that sets it apart from more traditional corporate structures. In addition, we welcome applications from those seeking flexible or agile working arrangements and we encourage relocations to this beautiful area!

Working alongside an experienced Truro based team to meet an increasing level of instructions and support to growth of the rural valuation product, service and turnover. For the right candidate there is opportunity to specialise and develop within emerging valuation sectors and specialisms but with a real level of autonomy.

Day-to-day roles include but are not limited to:

• Valuation of rural property for all purposes including loan security, taxation, and expert witness purposes including farms, estates and residential property, and specialist valuations of property within the rural sector.
• Servicing an existing workflow of specialist valuation advice within our Truro team, with a focus within the county.
• Assisting in the delivery of financial reporting valuations for private office clients, banks, county councils, educational institutions, and government organisations, including a national asset portfolio of nature assets.
• To include liaison with client and auditors.
• The valuation of a range of rural asset classes, including farms and farmland, rural diversified estates, residential, commercial and energy assets; woodland and nature assets; heritage and specialist agricultural assets.
• Contributing to the growth of the business by identifying and developing viable fee earning opportunities including general professional work.
• Liaison with research and marketing teams to promote valuation and the valuation team of experts.
• Opportunity to deliver Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) agency work.

What will it take to be successful? You will need to be RICS Qualified with experience in a rural surveying role. It would be strongly preferable if you have valuation experience along with being an RICS Registered Valuer. A member of the CAAV preferred but not essential. You must also be able to demonstrate you have a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. As there is a certain amount of travel involved in the role, a full driving licence is essential.

The diversity of the modern rural property sector means that we will consider those experienced candidates outside of the traditional rural sector, including those of a more specialist, or sector focused, background looking to relocate or refocus into the rural sector. We are looking for enthusiasm, integrity and a determined attitude to deliver the valuation product to a high standard, with client care at the centre of their attention; someone who can manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work.

You will enjoy working with autonomy, directly with clients who own, manage and shape a diverse rural landscape where you will need to be flexible in your approach and be a supportive and collaborative team member who is prepared to participate in managing and developing other team members.

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 aid 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.