Rural Surveyor

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A wildlife conservation organization located in Oxford is seeking a Rural Surveyor to manage land acquisitions and ensure compliance with legal obligations. The ideal candidate will have a chartered qualification with extensive experience in estate management and project leadership. This role offers a salary of £51,750 to £53,091 per annum along with substantial benefits, including flexible working to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Salary exchange pension scheme

Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience in estate management and property acquisition.
• In-depth project management experience, especially with buildings and construction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee land acquisitions and disposals.
• Lead on compliance and negotiate leases.
• Support land management teams.

Skills

Chartered member of RICS Rural or equivalent

Estate management experience

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Valid UK driving licence

Education

Professional qualification in Rural Surveying

Job description

Rural Surveyor

Closing date: Sunday 1 February 2026

Salary: £51,750 - £53,091 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week with significant flexibility, 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.

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.

What you’ll be doing

• 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

What we’re looking for

• 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.

Benefits

• 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; 3× 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.

How to apply

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 adjustments.

Contact us on [e-mail] if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application.

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers.

We don’t use an application form, or CVs – your answers to our situational based questions will be scored against a review guide and scores from these will decide which candidates go through to the interview stage. See here to find out why we do this.

Whilst we appreciate ChatGPT and other AI platforms can answer these questions, we know what they have to say (and generally the answer they generate isn’t great). We want to hear your perspective written in your own words. If it is clear that any of your answers are not your own work, we reserve the right to reject your application on that basis.

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio‑economic backgrounds and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT

Job description, Benefits summary and T&Cs