Senior Surveyor

Senior Associate Rural Surveyor/Partner

Location: Ayr

Are you an MRICS-qualified Rural Surveyor ready to take your career to the next level? Bell Ingram is seeking a passionate professional to lead a variety of exciting projects across Scotland. Based in Ayr, this role offers a dynamic blend of client engagement, land management, and high-level consulting with rural, forestry and utility clients. From securing project access for utilities to handling rural valuations and property sales, you’ll have the chance to shape impactful projects in a growing firm with a national reputation.

What You’ll Do

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• Lead Projects: Manage Utility Frameworks for major utility companies, helping to secure project access, and negotiate compensation claims with landowners. Work with Bell Ingram’s Forestry professionals delivering new woodland creation, management of woodlands and harvesting and marketing of timber.
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• Client Relations: Work closely with clients, stakeholders, and professional advisers to ensure seamless project delivery.
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• Land Transactions: Oversee land acquisitions, compensation claims, servitudes/wayleaves, and renewable energy projects.
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• Valuation & Advisory: Conduct property appraisals and RICS Red Book valuations, and offer strategic advice on rural land management.
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• Contribute Across Sectors: Work alongside diverse teams to support public and private clients with 21st-century land solutions.
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About You

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• Qualified & Experienced: MRICS qualified (Registered Valuer preferred), with several years post qualification experience in rural surveying.
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• Self-Starter: A motivated individual who can work independently and collaboratively, ready to progress, build on the success of the Ayr office and progress to Partner level.
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• Strong Communicator: Excellent verbal and written skills to foster relationships and drive business development.
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• Organised & Knowledgeable: Agile in task management with solid market insight across utility, rural, forestry, and farming sectors.
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• Bonus Skills: Practical farming/forestry experience and knowledge of utility projects.
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Why Join Bell Ingram?

Our people tell us that it’s our friendly, welcoming culture that sets us apart. We’re not a large corporate organisation – we’re a supportive team where you’ll be trusted with real responsibility, given the autonomy to thrive, and encouraged to collaborate across different disciplines. With a wide variety of work and opportunities to develop your skills, you’ll be part of a business where your contribution really matters.

We Offer:

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• Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience
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• Bonus and referral schemes
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• Generous car allowance for eligible employees
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• Hybrid working
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• 33 days holiday, an additional day off for your birthday, and option to buy a further 5 days per year.
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• Loyalty days after three years’ service
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• Generous pension contribution and salary sacrifice pension scheme
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• Fertility leave
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• Enhanced family leave
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• Life assurance at 4x your salary
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• Access to retail discounts through Bravo Benefits
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• Electric and Hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees
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• Employee networks, including our People’s Forum, AI Innovation Group and Menopause Group
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• Support for those with caring responsibilities, including Carer’s Leave and our Carer’s Network
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• Wellbeing advice for you and your family
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• 24/7 access to GP and mental health support
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• Volunteer leave, charity matched funding and charitable donations
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• Annual staff conference, social and sporting events.
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We are committed to your ongoing professional development, with support including:

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• We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities both internal and external
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• Support to achieve MRICS, Registered Valuer status, and CAAV membership
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• Professional and commercial skills training
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• Postgraduate conversion courses where required.
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Location

Situated in the centre of Ayr and led by Geoff Brown, the experienced Ayr office team specialises in a number of areas including estate agency, environmental consultancy, utility Services including wayleaves and compensation claims, managing landscape restoration projects and developing opportunities for woodland planning and RICS approved valuations.

The office is proud of its reputation with its clients which include corporate clients such as Scottish Power, Scottish Water and Government clients such as the Forestry and Land Scotland.

Bell Ingram is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process to promote fair, diverse and inclusive recruitment. We are proud to be a Carer Positive organisation.

Interested?

For an informal chat about the role, contact Geoff Brown at 07747 756986.

Ready to apply? Send your CV and covering letter to HR Manager Kirsty Watson at [email protected].