Assistant Surveyor

The Team & Focus of the Role

We're offering a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring Assistant Surveyor to come and play a key role within our Infrastructure Services division. Based in Banbury, you will join a collaborative team involved in major electricity projects that play a crucial role in developing a more sustainable and resilient UK infrastructure.

You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders and support the wider team with a range of land consultancy tasks, including communicating with landowners and preparing legal consents.

This role would suit an individual who excels in delivering exceptional support and has strong administrative and coordination skills. We are open to speaking to individuals from a broad range of backgrounds including, but not limited to, Administration, Project Coordination, Wayleave & Consents and others, who have the intention of becoming a Surveyor.

Based in Banbury, this is a permanent, full-time position based on 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday). We also operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part-time)

Duties will include:

• Prepare, negotiate, and successfully acquire wayleaves, easements, land purchases, lease agreements and voluntary access requests.
• Assess and negotiate settlement of compensation claims and agent/legal fees.
• Supporting the wider team in access and consent matters associated with electricity infrastructure projects.
• Supporting the wider team completing site due diligence tasks, such as identifying land ownership and land designations, liaising with landowners regarding project proposals, and drafting consents.
• Working with and developing strong relationships with clients to enable successful project delivery.

The successful candidate will have

• Working towards AssocRICS or looking to complete the qualification.
• Strong coordination skills with confidence working to deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office with strong IT skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Clear and professional communication styles.
• Ability to work both independently and calmly under pressure.
• Prior experience in an administrative/coordination type role.

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.