Job Details

Working as a part of a burgeoning planning and development business serving Hampshire and the wider south coast region, the role offers a variety of consultancy, agency and strategic land work, and will allow you to actively contribute to the growth and direction of the Winchester team.  You will provide clear direction, consultancy and agency advice in relation to residential and strategic development land for our public and private sector clients.

 You will be capable of handling all matters associated with strategic and immediate development land opportunities and will help clients with the delivery of development projects. Main tasks will include:

•  Disposal and acquisition of strategic land and immediate development opportunities
• Undertake development appraisal work, including the identification of development opportunities
• Provide valuation advice on land and property assets, including the financial appraisal of development sites
• Support with the negotiation of development agreements to include promotion, option, joint venture and conditional contracts
• Advise on planning and development strategies, including formal reports and the assessment of alternative land use values
• Assist with major residential-led mixed use development schemes

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. 

You will be Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) chartered surveyor with post qualification experience within development consultancy and agency. You will be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of development appraisals, advisory and acquisition and disposal work. It is also essential that you will be able to provide written option assessments for land use, and transactional advice – mainly selling land for development and be competent in Argus Developer (or equivalent). As an Associate level surveyor, you will be an excellent team player, be forward thinking with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills to develop client relationships as well as support colleagues internally. A full driving license will be required for this role as regular travel to sites is expected.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.