Graduate Rural Surveyor 2024

We are hiring ambitious graduate surveyors to join our rural division in Bangor, Oxford and Winchester.

Our dedicated team of rural surveyors provide advice to landowners and farmers on unlocking the value of their assets, diversification, change of land use, rural management, rural development, renewables, CPO, leveraging natural capital and bio-diversity opportunities, along with valuing rural assets across the UK.

The role

This is a varied and interesting graduate role requiring project and business management skills with hands-on delivery to provide property services including valuation advice to clients, other professional advisors and stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to assist with a variety of tasks, including:

• Management of rural estates.
• Assist with valuation advice and property valuations.
• Assist with the sale, letting and acquisition of farms and parcels of land.
• Professional consultancy on a wide range of rural and agricultural property matters.
• Prepare environmental scheme applications and assist with natural capital projects.
• Develop and manage relationships with clients.
• Work with experienced team members, supporting the profitability of the profit centre.

Clients are at the heart of what we do, so ensuring you develop and maintain strong relationships with our clients is essential, this includes attending client meetings and preparing communications and reports.

What will it take to be successful?

We are looking for forward thinking graduates with a can-do attitude, who have the ability to manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work.

You will ideally be studying a RICS accredited degree, however, we welcome applications from those studying a non-accredited degree who are looking to pursue a career in rural surveying. You will also have experience within a rural practice gained through work experience or placements. It is essential that you have or are working towards gaining a full UK driving licence.

Our promise to you

From day one of our scheme, we will be investing in you. We offer a structured training programme, an APC supervisor or counsellor, and regular assessments to ensure you achieve the full level of competency required for your APC. In addition, we pay your APC registration fee and your first APC final assessment and offer up to five days study leave.

Carter Jonas believes in investing in their employees and ensuring everyone is provided with the right support and guidance to achieve their full potential. As a graduate you will benefit from:

• A strong network of graduates across all our divisions.
• Formal APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) training.
• RICS counsellors and mentors to help with both work and study.
• A supportive social environment.
• Regular CPD (Continued Professional Development) opportunities.
• Ongoing & personalised support from industry specialists.
• Gaining real work experience.

Why choose us?

We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave. 

As an equal opportunity employer, with the Investors in People Gold accreditation, 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.