2026 Graduate Energy Surveyor - Infrastructure

Carter Jonas Llp; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property consultancy is seeking ambitious Graduates to join their Energy teams in Leeds and London. The role involves negotiating land agreements, providing valuation advice, and supporting energy development projects. Candidates should be enthusiastic about the energy market and hold an RICS accredited degree or relevant qualification. This position offers a structured training program and the opportunity to work flexibly.

Benefits

Structured training program

APC registration fee coverage

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Candidates should have enthusiasm for the energy sector.
• It's essential to hold a full driving license due to required travel.
• Comfort with client-facing roles and managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist in negotiating land agreements for energy developments.
• Provide valuation advice for financial and strategic purposes.
• Screen portfolios to identify opportunities for energy development.

Skills

Understanding of energy & renewables market

Negotiation skills

Communication

Client management

Education

RICS accredited degree or relevant qualification

Job description

Overview

Build the world you want to live in with a career in the infrastructure property sector

We are looking for ambitious Graduates to join our growing Energy teams in Leeds and London.

Our society is changing, and now more than ever before we are seeing the transition to clean home-grown energy as being of paramount importance.

The team

Our Energy team (which is part of the wider Infrastructure Division) provides cradle to grave advice and support for energy projects across multiple technologies and throughout the UK. Our client base ranges from single private landowners to major renewable energy developers. We cover an array of services to clients within the following sectors:

• Land assembly (landowner and developer side) - Valuation - Grid connection advisory - Transactional services - Negotiation - Energy brokerage - Project origination

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an effective individual to become part of our team that delivers real change to people’s lives.You will deal with a wide range of clients including private landowners, large-scale institutional landowners, local councils, developers, investors, project operators, commercial building owners, etc.

You will take an active part in assisting with the negotiation of land agreements between developers and landowners for energy developments. You’ll support with providing valuation advice for lending, tax, strategic planning, dispute resolution, purchase and sale. You will be involved in screening portfolios of land and grid availability to assess where there might be opportunities for energy development. On the developer side you will support with finding land / investment opportunities in their chosen locations. You’ll provide strategic advice for income enhancement across renewable and commercial assets. All of which will support the UK’s transition to Net Zero.

You will undertake occasional site visits, meet clients and colleagues, and attend public networking events and gain experience in some specialised energy consultant skills which are in short supply in the market.

What will it take to be successful?

Candidates applying to our Energy team will be from a variety of backgrounds. We are interested in receiving applications from students available to join us in Autumn 2026 who have an understanding of and enthusiasm for the energy & renewables market, who will be comfortable developing into a role where they will advise and manage clients across multiple projects, with ambition to gain a sound knowledge of energy technologies and the various technical and environmental constraints, and work hard to develop landowner and developer negotiation experience.

Ideally you will have a RICS accredited degree; however we do welcome applications from candidates with non-accredited degrees and other relevant qualifications. It is essential that you have a full driving license as regular travel is required.

Our promise to you

From day one of our scheme, you will be invested in. We offer a structured training programme, an APC supervisor or counsellor, and regular assessments to ensure you achieve the full level of competency required for your APC. In addition, we pay your APC registration fee and your first APC final assessment and offer up to five days study leave.

Carter Jonas believes in investing in their employees and ensuring everyone is provided with the right support and guidance to achieve their full potential. As a graduate you will benefit from:

• A strong network of graduates across all our divisions.
• Formal APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) training.
• RICS counsellors and mentors to help with both work and study.
• Regular CPD (Continued Professional Development) opportunities.
• Ongoing and personalised support from industry specialists.

Application process

You will be asked to respond to a number of questions about your work experience as well as your motivations and interest in a career in property as well as any extracurricular activities. We ask you to provide reference contact details, one educational and one employment. If successful, you will be invited to attend one of our graduate assessment centres on 26 November or 8 December 2025.

We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important to us; we encourage everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance. We have an agile flexible working policy; many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you. We enjoy what we do, and we do it well, which is why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.

About us

Since 1855, Carter Jonas has grown to be one of the largest and most respected property consultancies in the UK with a network of 34 offices across England and Wales, employing more than 1,000 partners and employees.

Our tailored service and Simply Better Advice have enabled us to forge lasting, intelligent and trusting partnerships with our clients. These long-standing relationships are our most important and closely protected asset. From private landowners to local authorities, pension funds to farmers – our universe of client experience is among the most varied in UK property.

We employ the very best people. We are a place where people want to work, and our culture is both collaborative and business minded. We have experts in every field who deliver long term advice that enhances our clients’ future prosperity.

Ahead of the curve, we are pioneering in the use of technology within the property industry, making Carter Jonas a hugely exciting place to work.

Our values

• Approachable – We treat every relationship with respect, integrity, and warmth
• Effective – We do what we say we will, we do it well and we are accountable
• Ambitious – We are ambitious for our clients and for our firm

We look to recruit individuals who represent our core values, but who can also demonstrate the six Carter Jonas competencies that are the foundation of our career pathways. These competencies will aide their personal development in the business, and comprise of:

• Communication - Ensures effective, clear, and relevant communications in support of business objectives
• People - Demonstrates leadership in conduct and effectively manages and develops people to optimise performance through others
• Business Development & Client Care - Ensures effective communication to facilitate excellent client care and collaboration and pursuing opportunities for increased business and profit mindful of the Firm’s heritage and values
• Use of Technology - Modern, Agile, Digital Employee
• Teamwork - Recognises the importance of working with others, to collaborate and co-operate to achieve business
• Personal Effectiveness & Productivity- Engage, promote, and adhere to compliance requirements including all internal processes and procedures which manage risk and enhance productivity.