Strutt & Parker - Rural & Forestry Valuer in Choppington

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

• 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.
• 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.