Estates Surveyor

Our client Scottish Water are currently recruiting for a Estates Surveyor on a Permanent Basis.
To join their Land and Estates Team as an Estates Surveyor for the North of Scotland, based
in Inverness.

Working pattern can be flexible.
You can either choose to be working fully on site or working remotely from home, but likely to be expected in the office at least on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (so-called Hub days)

What you’ll do
As a highly experienced Estates Surveyor at Scottish Water, youd be the go-to expert, providing professional property advice to our capital program teams. You’ll be handling acquisitions and statutory claims, and its all about ensuring the land side of our important projects in Scotland go smoothly.
Your will be involved in projects that may include everything from upgrading existing sites and pipelines to creating brand-new ones, often in some spectacular, wild and challenging spots.
You will make sure land entry and purchases for projects in your area are delivered at pace. Plus, youll be part of talented multi-disciplinary teams, working hand in hand to get things done.

What you’ll need
First off, you will have plenty of experience, the right qualifications, and youre a people person through and through.
You will have strong stakeholder skills because youll be communicating with our internal and external stakeholders, community groups, and external customers. Youre all about team spirit, ready to dive into the action with a large multi-disciplinary department.
You have an appetite for knowledge and love to take the initiative and youre IT-savvy with solid maths skills.
You will have an MRICS or FRICS qualification in either the infrastructure, rural or valuation sectors.

The position may also require occasional overnight stays when supporting more remote projects which may require air/ferry travel but usually only for 1-2 nights at a time and unlikely to be more than a handful of times per year.