Wayleave Officer

**Morrison Energy Services** is recruiting for a **Wayleave Officer** to work on our transmission contracts throughout the UK.

The key responsibility of the Wayleave Officer is to manage access to the parts of the site which are covered by Undertakings, Easements and Wayleaves.

Working with the client’s land & development team and their grantors (landowners) to agree site access routes and resolve any issues in using them. Where necessary and in conjunction with the MES site team taking the initiative to review and amend the access routes to meet the planned activity and gaining approval of the grantor and client.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**
- Creating and maintaining records of agreements and changes regarding access to site.
- Liaise with the client’s land officer and the site delivery team to understand the access required, what is permissible and to arrive at a solution which satisfies all parties and can be delivered within the consents and within the contract budget.
- Fielding and recording day to day queries, referring to the client as required.
- Update drawings and records with agreed changes
- Ensure that the client’s is updated on the progress and programme of works to ensure that all operations are carried out without interruptions.
- Working with the client’s land officer to arrange and obtain any necessary access agreements or consents with stakeholders including local authorities, highway, railways, waterways, other utilities and the like.
- Liaise with local planning authority on the management of public rights of way (PROW) during construction activities.
- Ensure the access & accommodation works schedules include the full scope of works as a record for MES, the client, grantor or third party.
- Support other members of the site team with the identification of any utility services taking information from drawings, markers, third party information.
- Escalating issues to National Grid regarding grantors or stakeholders where the demands are exceeding MES’s authority to resolve.
- Inspect the access routes ensuring that they are clearly marked, and the route is agreed with the grantor(s).
- Responsible for record of condition pre and post works, collating information and logging photographs
- Work with the site delivery team to ensure that access routes are handed back in accordance with the agreed programme and to the agreed condition.
- Identify, and coordinate with grantors, minor repairs to hedges, fences, gates etc. to maintain security of access
- Responsible for uploading relevant information relating to site access and wayleaves onto client’s online portal
- Own and be responsible for updating a access concerns document which is discussed during weekly progress meeting with the client and stakeholder
- Support reviews of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS) that are specific to access activities.
- To undertake any other duties as and when necessary to meet the varying demands of the business and satisfy customer needs.

**Additional Information**
- Knowledge of farming, industrial land use and other land management issues would be an advantage.

**What's in it for you?**
- 26 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Annual bonus
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private health care
- Company car/ car allowance and fuel card