Senior Land Consultant

7 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom WSP Full time £50,000 - £1,000,000 per year
Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

  • The position focuses on securing land access, arranging surveys and and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landowners
  • Ideally have experience of managing land access projects in the Energy industry
  • Lead audits and quality assurance reviews of land access documentation and processes
  • Drive integration of land access with engineering, planning, and environmental strategies
  • Provide senior-level advice to clients and project boards on land acquisition risks and opportunities
  • Oversee compliance with statutory processes and ensure projects meet regulatory and legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes and escalate sensitive issues with diplomacy and authority
  • Contribute to commercial strategy and risk management for land-related contracts
  • Establish training programmes and succession planning within the land team
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with landowners, communities, and stakeholders
  • Ability to arrange and coordinate land surveys, ensuring compliance with legal and environmental standards
  • Experience working on infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects (preferred)
  • Consulting with landowners to explain proposed scheme, programme, discuss potential impacts and ensure accurate consultation notes are taken and uploaded to our consultation database
  • Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust and maintaining positive relationship
  • Ensuring that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work

  • Knowledge of Ops & non ops Land access permissions, land access Licence's S172s, E Permit Procedure, RAMS and Site Safety experience (preferred)

  • Management of junior members of Land Team providing support and technical training   

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

  • Successfully led a technical team of land consultants to deliver land consenting or land assembly services on Survey Engagement
  • Strong knowledge and experience of UK Land Access and Licence requirements, such as S172's and permits as well as an understanding of the land and property industry would be beneficial
  • Good commercial awareness with an understanding of budget, scope, change control and other project management activities 
  • The ability to work in a fast-paced environment on major infrastructure projects in multi-disciplinary teams 
  • Evidence of leading teams to deliver complex work
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills and ability to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Demonstrable experience of reducing land risk for clients and advising them on land related matters throughout all stages of a project lifecycles
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with colleagues, landowners and client at all levels
  • Enthusiasm for continuous professional development, and professional accreditation
  • General IT skills, Microsoft Office suite including Teams, and strong skills with GIS/mapping tools
  • Membership of a Professional body would be advantageous

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
 

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. 

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