05/06/2026
New Job Opportunity - Head of Infrastructure and Utilities Surveyor
📍 Bury St Edmunds
💰 £50,000 - £60,000 Basic Salary Depending on Experience
The Job 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.
Candidate Requirements:
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
For further information about this job role and to apply, please contact Donna on; 📞 07809 737474 or 📧 [email protected]
