Rural Surveyor

Rural Surveyor

Closing date:
Sunday 1 February 2026

Salary: £51,750 - £53,091 per annum

Contract type:
Permanent /

Working hours:

Full time

Location:

The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XT
This role can be based at any BBOWT office. Hybrid working is available.

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The Rural Surveyor will help nature recover by supporting our nature reserve, facilities and wider countryside teams deliver land management and projects whilst ensuring that the charities’ future is secure in regard to its legal and contractual obligations.

Hours: 35 hours per week. Significant flexibility in working pattern

Based: BBOWT Offices. Hybrid working is available

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co‑working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.

The Rural Surveyor will help nature recover by supporting our nature reserve, facilities and wider countryside teams deliver land management and projects whilst ensuring that the charities’ future is secure in regard to its legal and contractual obligations.

You will be working closely with the Land Management and Ecology Director, reserves managers and other managers across the organisation with site visits to our 85 nature reserves, offices and visitor centres as required.

• Overseeing acquisitions and disposals of land and property
• Leading on compliance, the negotiation of leases, landlord consents and other obligations
• Leading on negotiating access with third parties such as utility companies.
• Providing support to the Land Management and Facilities teams in regard to the management of nature reserves, offices, visitors centres and let property
• Assisting with investment and development in BBOWT’s built estate
• Ensuring all legal documents, rents, leases and wayleave are embedded in a well organised estate terrier system

• Chartered member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS Rural) or another equivalent professional organisation (FAAV or similar).
• Extensive post‑qualification knowledge and experience of estate management, land and property acquisition, valuation and disposal work in the rural environment.
• In‑depth knowledge and experience of project management with the ability to lead multifunctional project teams especially in regard to buildings, property and construction.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills both verbally and in writing
• Current UK valid car driving licence and ability to travel widely across the three counties

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family‑friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work‑life balance
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development

For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 1 st February 2026.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits these bring. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will benefit from reasonable…