Agricultural Liaison Officer

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future.

**Do you have a rural, agricultural or farming background? Are you looking to utilise your skills and experience in a career with development and progression opportunity? Are you interested in a career developing the Nations key infrastructure while safeguarding**agricultural**business and the rural landscape?**

Dalcour Maclaren is looking for talented people from a range of agricultural backgrounds to join a company where we invest in your future.

Applicants will be working with Surveyors on a wide range of agricultural projects and land related activities and will quickly be given responsibility for their own projects and assignments. Applicants need to be confident, have good communication skills, attention to detail and good agricultural knowledge.

**As an Agricultural Liaison Officer you will**:

- Be the main interface between the client and landowners, occupiers and agents on a day-to-day basis and build key relationships with the affected parties
- Proactively engage with landowners to secure the consents required
- Keep the client up to date and advise them on practical matters affecting land
- Complete land referencing, including finding owners and occupiers of land
- Deal with landowner complaints regarding on-site activities
- Arrange site visits for serving notices, undertaking record of conditions and undertaking site meetings
- Assist the team and settle compensation claims
- Maintain accurate stakeholder records tracking progress and provide clear and concise records of condition
- Work in line with client-set timeframes and targets to ensure the timely delivery of the programme
- Work closely with project teams, often operating directly from the project / client site
- Build and Maintain own knowledge and skills through company run training
- Have a full UK driving licence
- Have good knowledge of agriculture and rural affairs
- Be an excellent communicator with the willingness to learn and develop
- Are self-motivated and organised
- Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude

**Benefits**:

- Annual bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday
- Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)
- Flexible working through our ‘Flexible Advantage’ supporting working families & your work/life balance
- Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension
- Life insurance (4x Base Salary)
- Free on-site parking in non-city centre offices
- Cycle to work scheme
- 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave
- 2 Weeks paid Paternity Leave
- BHN Extras - provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years’ service
- Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years’ service
- Professional development - paid study leave
- Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support
- 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year
- Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer._