Senior Surveyor
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working)
Type: Full-Time Contract
Rate: Roughly £500 per day (Outside IR35)
The Opportunity
The main purpose of the Senior Surveyor role is to provide land compensation and valuation advice for major infrastructure and regeneration projects. The position is essential in delivering strategic compensation advice, risk mitigation in land acquisition, and engagement with stakeholders to secure necessary consents, settle claims, and negotiate agreements.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor, supplying specialist technical input, particularly around compensation and compulsory purchase legislation.
- Project manage and lead negotiations with landowners, clients and stakeholders, helping to secure land and resolve claims efficiently and compliantly.
- Maintain high standards of engagement, strategic advice and delivery on major projects within the transport, renewables, utilities and regeneration sectors.
- Deliver informative and engaging presentations to small groups or teams.
- Liaise with landowners and stakeholders.
- Guide and mentor junior team members and provide constructive feedback.
- Identify potential leads and new work opportunities.
- Promote a culture of safety and advocate for safety improvements.
Key Skills & Experience
- Experience building effective working relationships with clients and stakeholders, both internally and externally.
- Awareness of and compliance with RICS Professional Statements and other relevant professional guidance and requirements.
- Understanding of the legal basis of compulsory purchase compensation and the ability to apply this knowledge to a wide variety of compensation claims.
- Demonstrable track record of settling compensation claims and providing compensation estimates.
What's on Offer
- Outside IR35 engagement.
- Opportunity to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects.
- Hybrid working
- Exposure to high-profile transport, renewables, utilities and regeneration schemes.
- Opportunity to work alongside industry-leading land, property and infrastructure professionals.
- Autonomous role with responsibility for compensation advice, negotiations and stakeholder management.
