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.
Our benefits:
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!
Main tasks
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 a 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 those with 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.
