Senior Land Consultant

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom WSP Full time £60,000 - £100,000 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…

  • Lead a project team for the acquisition of land rights, wayleaves, and easements for major projects. 
  • Manage statutory processes including Water Industry Act (WIA), Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO), Development Consent Orders (DCO), and Transport & Works Act Orders (TWAO)
  • Ideally have experience of managing land projects in the water industry 
  • Negotiate Heads of Terms and compensation settlements with landowners and their agents
  • Prepare and review consent documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance
  • Project Management of Land projects on time, within budget and to high standards
  • Ensure that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work
  • Liaise with key stakeholders and landowners as well as land agents, auctioneers, legal representatives, planning authorities, contractors and clients
  • Work closely with Land team colleagues and collaborate with WSP teams in the engineering, environmental, and planning disciplines
  • Management and development of a team of early career professionals providing both technical training and career development support
  • Contribute to business development and the delivery of the business strategy
  • UK travel

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 water or infrastructure projects
  • Strong knowledge and experience of UK statutory consent requirements, such as the WIA, Hybrid Bill, DCO, CPO, and Vesting Orders 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
  • A full driving licence is required

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. 



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