Right -of -way Officer

**About the role**

To communicate with clients to secure agreed access and ascertain Grantor details and any specific requirements. To communicate on a daily basis with the Client and Project team regarding access to Grantor property, to keep the grantor informed of all required activities.

To prepare weekly a grantor concerns schedule to inform all project staff of
any specific access restrictions or requirements. To prepare a photographic / video
record of condition prior to access to sites.

To prepare a record of condition on completion of sites
**What you'll be doing**
- Liaise with client Wayleave Officer, visiting every site accompanied by the Engineer and General Foreman to confirm land take areas, access to work positions and towers, discuss delivery methods, damage limitation and ensure any tree or shrub clearance requirements are added to the wayleave schedule and are cleared as required
- Identify and mark any services taking information from drawings, markers, third party information and appropriate ground scanning techniques
- Liaise with Local Authorities, Highways Agency, Police etc where road/footpath closures or restrictions may be required
- In conjunction with the Client Wayleave officer deal with daily issues regarding Grantors, access issues and change of Access routes
- A procedure shall be established to indicate to the Project Team where change of access route has occurred (Red dot system on F10 board or similar)
- A system to control access maps shall be established to ensure up to date drawings are only ever used.
- Review all method statements and risk assessments that are specific to Wayleave activities
- Update the locations board daily;
- The Right-Of-Way officer shall ensure visitors are inducted to the project & Balfour Beatty, Carry out MSR (Management Safety Representative) checks of working practices at site in conjunction with the site engineering team and H & S advisor

**Who we're looking for**
- Appropriate Health, Safety and Environmental knowledge and experience
- Communication and negotiating skills are a key element for this role
- Reasonable understanding of civil engineering and excavation works
- Underground / overhead utility knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of traffic management legislation
- Able to work as part of a team
- Full driving license

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

**Why join us?**

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

**About us**
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Job Reference: BBUK08535