Head of Infrastructure & Utilities Surveyor (Landowner-Focused Role)| Vacancy Reference: 33124 DM
*This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.*
Are you ready to build and lead your own specialist infrastructure and utilities offering?
Are you passionate about protecting landowner interests in a fast-changing infrastructure landscape?
Are you ready to be the go-to expert for landowner infrastructure advice in your region?
Company Information
UK-based rural and environmental property consultancy that advises landowners, farmers, and rural businesses. They specialise in providing professional services across areas such as rural surveying, land and estate management, infrastructure and utilities advice, valuation, and compensation work relating to development and statutory schemes. The firm is known for combining technical expertise with a practical, landowner-focused approach, helping clients navigate complex rural and infrastructure-related challenges. They operate as a specialist practice with a strong focus on long-term client relationships and tailored advice within the rural and infrastructure property sectors.
About the Role
A rare opportunity to shape your own role, influence a growing specialist service, and make a real impact in a forward-thinking rural practice.
Are you an ambitious Infrastructure & Utilities specialist ready for a fresh challenge-where your expertise is genuinely valued, your ideas are heard, and your work directly helps landowners navigate some of the most complex and fast-moving issues in the rural sector? Known for delivering clear, commercially focused advice and building trusted, long-term relationships with our clients. Now looking for a senior professional to lead and expand our specialist infrastructure and utilities offering, supporting landowners and occupiers affected by development, utilities, and infrastructure schemes. You will join a modern, collaborative and highly supportive team that encourages innovation, initiative, and professional growth. This is a role where you are not just stepping into a position-you are helping to define it.
You will bring strong technical expertise and leadership capability, playing a key role in strengthening our reputation as a trusted adviser to landowners navigating complex infrastructure matters. Alongside managing and growing existing client relationships, you will also be encouraged to develop your own network and drive new business opportunities. They are looking for someone who is curious, adaptable, commercially aware, and genuinely enthusiastic about continuing to develop their knowledge in a fast-evolving sector. A confident communicator and natural collaborator, you will thrive in a close-knit team environment where high standards and a positive culture go hand in hand.
Location - Bury St Edmunds and surrounding areas
Salary Package - £50,000 - £60,000 basic salary depending on skills and experience
What you will be doing
* Leading the firm's infrastructure and utilities service line across a range of rural and landowner-focused projects
* Advising landowners and occupiers affected by utilities, energy, transport, and wider infrastructure schemes
* Negotiating compensation claims, wayleaves, easements, and land rights on behalf of clients
* Managing client relationships and acting as a trusted adviser on complex statutory and development-related matters
* Overseeing a pipeline of infrastructure and utilities instructions from instruction through to completion
* Identifying and developing new business opportunities and building your own client network
* Providing technical guidance and support to colleagues within the wider team
* Ensuring all work is delivered to a high professional standard, with accurate reporting and clear communication
* Contributing to the strategic growth and direction of the infrastructure and utilities offering
* Working collaboratively across the business to support broader rural consultancy services
What my client is looking for
* Proven experience in infrastructure, utilities, land compensation, or a closely related surveying discipline
* Strong technical knowledge of land rights, compulsory purchase, compensation claims, wayleaves, and easements
* Ability to act as a trusted adviser to landowners and occupiers in complex, high-value situations
* Chartered status (or equivalent professional qualification) with strong industry credibility
* Confidence in leading client relationships and handling sensitive negotiations
* Commercial awareness with the ability to identify and develop new business opportunities
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex matters clearly
* Leadership capability, with experience mentoring or guiding junior team members
* A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to manage a varied workload independently
* Strong attention to detail and a high standard of professional reporting
* A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively within a close-knit consultancy team
* Genuine interest in rural land, estates, and the long-term impact of infrastructure on landowners
* Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regionally as required
Core Benefits
* Competitive salary, dependent on experience
* Holiday entitlement increasing by one day per year (up to 33 days including Bank Holidays)
* Enhanced long service holiday entitlement after 5 and 10 years
* Life Assurance Scheme
* Income Protection Scheme
* CPD and professional development support
* Access to business mentor / personal coach
* Professional subscriptions paid
Additional Benefits
* Birthday day off
* Enhanced maternity benefits
* Annual summer and Christmas social events
Keywords - Head of Infrastructure & Utilities, Head of Utilities & Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure & Utilities Lead Surveyor, Head of Landowner Infrastructure Services, Head of Rural Infrastructure & Utilities, Head of Land & Infrastructure
How to apply - Please click on the APPLY NOW button or please send your CV to Donna Morgan - Principal Recruitment Manager
*As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for.*
We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission. Established in 2013, Agricultural and Farming Jobs provide outstanding recruitment head-hunting and job advertising services. We are the trusted recruitment partner of choice to industry leading organisations across the UK and Internationally. We recruit specifically for all roles within the sectors of: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Food and Fresh Produce, Vet, Pet and Animal Health, Agrochemicals, Fertilisers and Seeds, Software and Technology, Machinery, Technical and Engineering and specialist Education.