Meet your early careers team

Meet your graduate team

I graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature from the University of Exeter, and then completed an MSc in Rural Land Management at the Royal Agricultural University. After leaving there, I joined Fisher German in 2010 as a graduate surveyor in the Banbury office. Over ten years later, I have moved from the Rural sector to Infrastructure Services, alongside progressing from graduate to Partner, now leading a team of 20 working for national clients in the water, electricity and gas sectors. I have sat on the graduate team since 2015 and now head up graduate recruitment, engaging with colleges and universities to find the future Partners of Fisher German.

Ruth Ofield MRICS FAAV

Partner

Grad Team Role: Recruitment Lead and Mock APC Chair I joined Fisher German at the start of 2021 as Early Careers Talent Advisor. From recruitment to coordinating training events and programmes, I am the face of FG for anything early careers related. I am genuinely passionate about helping people get the best start in their career and you may well see me get a bit emotional when programmes end or results get announced.

I am very excited to be working for a company that believes so much and invests so heavily in their early careers programme. The structured programme works like a well-oiled machine to ensure success and the best experience for all our grads, placements and apprentices. However, we’re not resting on our laurels, and we’re continuously seeking to improve and innovate in order to stay ahead of the game. Marie-Ange Ehrhart, Early Careers Talent Advisor

Grad Team Role: Recruitment and Training Support On graduating from Harper Adams, I joined Fisher German in 2013 as a graduate surveyor, as part of the Infrastructure Services sector, where I qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. In 2015, I moved to the Rural sector, I am now an Associate Director based in the Doncaster office. My current role is diverse, including general professional practice instructions, valuations and estate management for both traditional and corporate clients, I also oversee farm machinery auctions for Fisher German. As part of my role, I assist with graduate and placement recruitment as well as working closely with the APC team during the internal mock APC process.

Jack Healy MRICS FAAV,

Associate Director

Grad Team Role: Recruitment and Mock APC Assessment

Having joined Fisher German in 2012, my day-to-day work has evolved considerably and I am lucky enough to work on large utility contracts whilst also managing a traditional rural estate. In addition, I am involved with Fisher German’s Mock APC process and examination which is very rewarding and have taken over the organisation of the three annual graduate training days. These days are invaluable to help support candidates through the APC process at the same time as offering practical examination and professional experience. Tiffany Salmon MRICS FAAV, Associate Director

Grad Team Role: Training and Mock APC Assessment I joined Fisher German in 2016 following a previous career as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. Fisher German kindly sponsored me through the part-time REALM course at Harper Adams University which I completed whilst working as a graduate surveyor in the rural team from Ashby. I graduated from Harper Adams in 2018, passing my APC and CAAV exams a couple of months later.

I continue to work in the Rural Team where my time is split between corporate estate management and mineral surveying. In the Graduate Team, my role is to oversee the APC Doctors within the firm – a form of mentoring scheme which provides APC support to graduates outside of their immediate teams.

Ben Minns MRICS FAAV,

Senior Surveyor

Grad Team Role: APC Doctor Management I graduated from the RAU in 2016 following completion of a summer placement with Fisher German in the summer of 2015. I joined the Ashby office where I went on to pass my CAAV exams in 2017 and APC in 2018. I now work in the Worcester office rural team doing predominantly rural estate management. Within the Graduate Team, my role is to oversee and manage the mock APC assessments. This involves everything from arranging dates, selecting assessors and overseeing assessment days. The mock assessment process is there to ensure that you, as a candidate, are ready and prepared to undertake the RICS assessment and my role is to ensure this process is as smooth running and organised as possible for everyone involved.

Olivia Yates MRICS, FAAV, Senior Surveyor

Grad Team Role: Oversee and Manage the Mock APC Assessments