Land Officer

4 days ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Northern Gas Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Land Officer - Estates Surveyor to join our team at Northern Gas Networks. As a key member of our Land and Property department, you will be responsible for delivering effective provision of Land, Estates and Property management services to support our business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Acquisition of new property rights – Site Inspection/Landowner meeting, Negotiation of terms, Valuation of rights (& fees) required, progression of legal documentation and other related matters
  • Advice and Management of existing rights – Review of existing legal documentation and relevant legislation, study of operational requirements, determine best way to progress and produce advice note to instructor
  • Resolution of land related compensation claims – Review of issue, review of existing legal documents, Inspection of issue and reasons, summary report (for ISG dependent on value) and resolution of claim
  • Land valuation & reporting – Required on all expenditure matters
  • Property Lead when appointed to operational projects, providing advice on all property related matters – Input into the project team requirements, property budget advice and considerations to be made
  • Instruction and management of legal and surveying teams – Management of Professional services when required
  • Progress reporting – Input into various Project groups with regards timescales, budget costs, any issues

Requirements

  • An understanding and experience of the Land and Property market, both in terms of values, tenures, land charges
  • An understanding of Agriculture and how factors impact on this
  • An understanding of legal land & property rights and the legal process for acquiring these
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal, written and comfortable speaking to third parties in the field
  • Ability to manage own workload and work effectively as part of a team
  • Ability to negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders
  • An understanding of Gas Transmission and Distribution
  • Experience of delivering reporting & management information relating to various projects
  • Attention to detail and ability to identify solutions to resolve legal, property and/or operational issues
  • Valid UK driving licence is essential for this role
  • AssocRICS or willing to work towards this qualification

What We Offer

  • A competitive starting salary of £40,359.00 per annum
  • Up to 10% bonus
  • 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus 2 half days (Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve)
  • SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay
  • A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme
  • Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options

About Us

Northern Gas Networks is a leading gas distribution company serving 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire. We own and maintain over 37,000km of gas pipes, making us one of the largest gas distribution networks in the UK. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and we are committed to delivering excellent service to our customers and communities.

Our Values

  • Trailblazing
  • Empowered
  • Heartfelt
  • Community Focused
  • Intellectually Curious
  • Happy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and are members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering). We are also committed to delivering our 'Opportunity Action Plan' and have signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign.


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