Development Surveyor – Development Services
We have a great opportunity for a dynamic newly-qualified Development Surveyor to join our East Midlands Development Services team in Nottingham
Role Overview
We have a great opportunity for a dynamic newly-qualified Development Surveyor to join our East Midlands Development Services team in Nottingham. This role will involve you in a diverse range of projects including development consultancy for private and public sector clients; sale and acquisition of residential and mixed use development land and plots; medium and longer term strategic land and valuation.
This is a transactional and professional role including traditional agency work, acting for both vendors and purchasers of development land together with sourcing and finding a development partner on strategic land held by our landowner clients. Whilst not essential, having good planning knowledge is important to help identify land, engage with landowners and secure new strategic land opportunities.
There is also scope to work alongside colleagues to source, process and complete consultancy advice such as feasibility studies and market reports. You will start to build your network of contacts both externally and within the business in order to start generating your own business as quickly as possible.
The role will involve working across the Savills wider business including the Development division, Planning, Residential Development Sales, Rural and Residential Capital Markets.
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What we offer you:
- Career and Professional Development
- 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Scheme
- Virtual GP
- Global Mobility Scheme
- Rewards Platform
- Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave
Find out more about Savills offer
Team Overview
The Savills East Midlands Development Team is based in Nottingham and provides local experience and expertise across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. We offer a range of development consultancy and agency advisory services tailored to the specific needs of Landowners, Promoters, Housebuilders, Registered Providers and Build to Rent clients. We act for a broad spectrum of clients, developing and implementing strategies to convert potential into development opportunities, and optimising the value of assets.
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

- Business area
- Planning & Development Consultancy
- Role
- Development
- Locations
- Nottingham
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive

Nottingham
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
About Savills
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