Associate Partner - Rural

Location: Leicestershire

The Team & Focus of the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Associate Partner to join our Rural Property Management team based in Market Harborough. The Market Harborough office is a lively team of over 30 individuals, working across a number of different disciplines.​

This role focuses primarily on estate management and rural property consultancy, acting for a diverse portfolio of private and charitable clients, alongside a broad range of rural professional services. You’ll work on both traditional and corporate management, supporting long-standing client relationships across our rural estates.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to be part of a progressive, energetic, and highly collaborative team. Fisher German’s Rural Property Management team operates as part of an integrated national business, working closely with colleagues across agri-business, valuation, building consultancy, and farms and residential agency to deliver a comprehensive service to our clients.

We’re looking for a natural relationship builder who puts clients at the heart of everything they do. Our clients are central to our success, and you’ll be joining a team that is genuinely passionate about delivering quality advice and proud of the work we do.

If you’re seeking a role where you can make a meaningful impact, develop trusted client relationships, and grow your career within a respected rural consultancy, we’d love to hear from you.

Based in Market Harborough, this is a permanent full-time position based on 37.5 hours (Monday – 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:

* Provide leadership to the local team of 5 colleagues, acting as the senior point of contact for colleagues, clients, and stakeholders

* Work collaboratively with colleagues in other teams including Agribusiness, Rural & Residential Lettings, Natural Capital, Minerals, Building Consultancy, Planning and Development and Agency

* Manage and develop existing retained estate management portfolios, ensuring high standards of service delivery

* Lead client care and relationship management, developing long-standing client relationships and mentoring teams to ensure continuity, capability, and resilience

* Undertake a broad range of rural professional practice work in support of estate and client requirements

* Advise on lease renewals, rent reviews, landlord and tenant matters, and wider property management issues

* Take responsibility for income and expenditure management, including CAPEX delivery, budgeting, and financial performance for corporate and traditional clients

* Champion and embed Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) principles across all aspects of your work

* Deliver a first-class client experience, strengthening the Fisher German brand while identifying opportunities to grow and expand the business

The successful candidate will have...

* MRICS qualified and 5+ years PQE

* A training background within Rural Surveying

* Proven ability to win work

* Able to work on own initiative

* Confident communicator

* Effective relationship builder with both external clients & internal stakeholders

* Able to plan travel and work efficiently when on site with some national and overnight travel

* Regular user of Microsoft packages including Excel, Word & Outlook

* Ambitious and forward thinking

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…