Strutt & Parker - Senior Associate Director, Rural Land Management

The role

Due to growth, our dynamic and enthusiastic Salisbury team are seeking a new member to join their rural consultancy and management team. As a key hub office within Strutt & Parker, we have a vibrant multidisciplinary office with a wealth of opportunity for career progression.

We undertake the full range of Rural services from our multi-skilled within our team, with diversity of clients, work types in management, consultancy, valuation, farming and environmental services. Our technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and we advise on some of the most prestigious landowners in the area. The role will be a blend of Estate Management and professional working within the team but with opportunities to work with other disciplines within the office.

Our ethos sits at the heart of how we work and what we do; we are looking for a real team player – someone with energy, drive and a wish to grow and further their career in rural surveying.

In This Role You Will

• Act as principal agent for a selection of key estate management clients offering well rounded, professional advice.
• Undertake estate and farming business reviews.
• Ensure the achievement of key client deliverables.
• Adhere to internal and client process and compliance standards.
• Seek opportunities to leverage skills and expertise to develop new business for the wider team.
• Innovative thinking to introduce and deliver new business.
• Assist clients with the promotion of strategic land.
• Undertake secured lending and other professional valuations.
• Manage and lead more junior members and trainees within the team.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team.
• Monitor the profitability of the client relationship and seek to identify and develop new business opportunities.
  
  

About You

• Be competent and experienced MRICS qualified rural surveyor with experience of delivering work across a range of projects.
• Demonstrate team leadership potential, 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 with the ability to prioritise workloads and achieve 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.
  
  

Qualifications

• Relevant undergraduate/postgraduate degree or equivalent.
• MRICS qualified – preferably Rural pathway with 3 – 5 years PQE.
• Preferably RICS registered Valuer
• CAAV membership/qualification an advantage.
  
  

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & 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.