Lead Rural Surveyor
Salary & Benefits(4a): £48,962 - £61,201 + company car scheme car (Business needs user) + life assurance + up to 15% pension with 5% contribution + annual bonus + retail savings schemes + online GP access + life assurance cover + free on-site parking + 25 days holiday + 1 wellbeing day + bank holidays
Location: Buttershaw, Bradford, hybrid working (1 office day a week – Bradford), with regular regional travel across multiple sites
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Rural Surveyor to join the Land and Property team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Land and Property are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
As a Lead Rural Surveyor you will be an integral part of the Estates Team in the Land and Property department at Yorkshire Water. Reporting directly into the Senior Estates Manager, you will be at the forefront of managing one of Yorkshire’s largest land holdings. Your workload will be incredibly varied from relating strategies and national objectives into managing a rural estate, achieving, and maintaining compliance, dealing with landlord and tenant matters, disposals and acquisitions, undertaking inspections, helping to answer estate enquiries to dealing with alternative land use and environmental considerations. In addition, you will also be assisting a project team in identifying, planning and delivering maintenance and capital works across the rural estate. Regional travel will be required.
Where you fit in:
As our Lead Rural Surveyor you will:
- Responsible for the management of the tenanted rural land and properties working with internal/ external stakeholders and contract partners to ensure the rural estate is managed efficiently and compliantly
- Provide expert advice to Yorkshire Water on property acquisitions and disposals, Landlord/ Tenant issues and general estate matters in relation to the implementation of the company’s strategy
- Working with project teams in identifying, planning and delivering programs of works across the estate
- Managing all aspects of the day to day running of the rural estate including helping to answer estate enquiries and dealing with landlord and tenant matters
- Working with internal and external stakeholders to problem solve and identify risks and opportunities throughout the estate
- Supporting the Senior Estates Manager to deliver financial targets, provide regular reporting and to ensure annual and 5 yearly business strategy targets are achieved
- Lead a programme of farm audit inspections and reporting, assessing land condition across the estate in accordance with catchment land management requirements
- Mentoring colleagues including supporting apprentice and graduate surveyors by providing APC guidance
What skills & qualifications you will need:
- MRICS and CAAV qualifications
- A demonstratable track record of managing rural estates, or similar, to a high standard
- Experience visiting/ inspecting different types of land and property
- Evidence of successfully delivering estates projects to budget and time
- Excellent and demonstrable understanding of Health and Safety regulations
- People management experience
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the ownership, management, purchase and sale of land and property
- Extensive knowledge of national issues impacting rural estate management
You will also benefit from having:
- Good understanding of the rural marketplace and farming systems
- Experience managing budgets
- A genuine interest in the rural environment and its future
- Ability to work autonomously whilst being a team player achieving wider corporate outcomes and targets
- Excellent problem-solving skill
- Knowledge of the water industry and/ or experience working in a regulated environment
We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 1 day in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.
If you’re an experienced Rural Surveyor professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Lead Rural Surveyor