National independent national commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves has hired a Partner in its Bristol office.
Rob Snook brings more than 25 years’ experience to the role having worked at JLL in Bristol for eight years before re-locating to the United Arab Emirates, where he worked across the MENA region and held the position of Head of Building Consultancy at a group company comprising of Aldar Estates, Colliers and Asteco.
Snook has worked in both commercial and residential sectors previously and as a Chartered Building Surveyor. He will work on a broad range of instructions for Jones Hargreaves across the Building Surveying, Project Management, and Cost Management disciplines; as well as being involved with Strategic Business Development.
The new hire takes Jones Hargreaves to a national headcount of 56 people, and seven in the Bristol office which opened in 2023. Jones Hargreaves also has offices in Manchester, Leeds, London, Cardiff, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham – enabling the team to offer expert regional insight with a truly national approach.
Rob Snook, Partner at Jones Hargreaves, said: “It’s a really exciting time to join Jones Hargreaves, as the team continues to build on its success, primarily through a series of portfolios and projects which add great value to a range of national clients. I’m also really looking forward to working with such a dynamic and driven team of commercial property professionals.”
Matt Williams, Managing Partner at Jones Hargreaves, added: “I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Rob, who brings a vast amount of experience and high calibre to our business. We’ve had a really strong few years because of the high quality work that our team delivers consistently, and we know Rob will help us to continue delivering the very best for our clients.”
The new hire comes as Jones Hargreaves announced a successful year of trading for the year ended 31 December 2025. The consultancy added a series of European based investment funds to its client base and completed more than 900 instructions; while also increasing its headcount from 39 to 55. Meanwhile, its revenue increased by 26% compared to the year-ended 31 December 2024.
During 2025, the consultancy added several European investment funds to its client roster, including Iroko Zen, Epsicap REIM, Alderan and Inter Gestion. Jones Hargreaves works with a range of developers, investment funds, financial institutions, property companies and occupiers to help them realise value on every project or portfolio.
Work also began on a number of instructions for Marks & Spencer as part of their £500m+ store rotation program to modernize their estate. Other instructions completed during the year included a full portfolio of building appraisals for Modella Capital as part of a key retail acquisition, together with large scale national portfolio acquisitions for Farran Investments, Colombia Threadneedle and Canada Life. The team also concluded the multi-million pound refurbishment of 99 Queen Victoria Street, London for Fidelity.
Expanding the client base has been the catalyst for further investment in the Jones Hargreaves team. In the last 12 months, the consultancy has increased headcount in all of its existing locations and opened a Birmingham office; as well as supported 12 internal promotions and 3 APC passes for graduate team members.
Jones Hargreaves’ expert multi-disciplinary team of building surveyors, ESG consultants and electrical & mechanical engineers advise on a range of commercial assets spanning predominantly industrial, office and retail space. With a number of large-scale retained clients, Jones Hargreaves is astute in delivering building projects together with dilapidations, TDDs, ESG work and much more.
Established by founders Matthew Jones and Peter Hargreaves, and joined by Managing Partner, Matt Williams, the consultancy is a growing business which has a commitment to investing in its team and the next generation of the property industry.
