Land Referencing Lead

Role Overview
As an Associate Director in Land Referencing at Savills, you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering land referencing services for nationally significant infrastructure projects. Building on your deep technical expertise and proven leadership, you will drive project strategy, oversee complex delivery programmes, and act as a trusted advisor to clients on land ownership, compulsory purchase processes, and statutory requirements. You will play a central part in growing our capability, strengthening client relationships, and ensuring the highest levels of service and satisfaction.

Skills required:

• Extensive experience in land referencing at senior level, ideally across nationally significant infrastructure schemes within multi-disciplinary environments.
• Strong expertise in planning and compulsory purchase legislation, with a proven track record of advising on DCO and CPO processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire specialist teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and nurturing professional growth.
• Proven commercial acumen, with experience in business development, client management, and successful delivery of large-scale projects.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level, influencing client and stakeholder decision-making and contributing to the wider growth of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Lead land referencing programmes for major infrastructure projects (e.g., DCO, CPO, TWAO), ensuring delivery to the highest technical standards, on time and within budget.
• Act as senior client liaison, managing key accounts, providing strategic advice, and influencing decision-making on land referencing, compulsory acquisition, and planning matters.
• Direct and mentor land referencing teams, setting quality standards, ensuring compliance with project requirements, and fostering professional development across the team.
• Shape commercial strategy by preparing and reviewing resource plans, scopes, and cost estimates for major bids and tenders, working closely with the Head of Land Referencing to secure and deliver new opportunities.
• Champion innovation and best practice, enhancing land referencing methodologies, promoting the use of digital tools and data, and supporting continuous improvement across projects.

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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 Infrastructure Projects team is a single department covering the whole of the UK. It consists of over 60 staff located throughout the country at entry level to those with over 30 years' experience.

We specialise in Infrastructure and Utilities clients and projects and are passionate about the high levels of service and collaborative working with our clients.

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