Overview
Role: Senior Consultant - Land Referencing
⏰ Full Time - Permanent
🏢 Directorate: Land Referencing
About Us
Ardent is the UK’s leading provider of land, consent management, and stakeholder engagement services, supporting major infrastructure and regeneration projects from concept to delivery. We are passionate about delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations.
Role Purpose
The Senior Consultant role at Ardent exists to drive and deliver life-improving change for communities and future generations. This position requires a proactive individual who is prepared to learn, take on additional responsibilities, and continuously strive for improvement. You will play a critical role in enhancing team engagement, focusing on quality, and understanding commercial performance. The role demands a steadfast commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing, ensuring a supportive working environment for all.
Key Responsibilities
* Liaise with landowners and colleagues: strengthen relationships and improve delivery for clients, resulting in smoother project delivery and reduced conflicts throughout the project lifecycle.
* Advise on land referencing technical outputs: provide technical guidance to clients and junior team members, ensuring high-quality outputs and effective client communication.
* Assess client needs and foresee risks: develop skills in understanding client objectives, proactively advising on next steps, mitigating risks, and identifying opportunities.
* Client meetings and reporting: display confidence in advising and reporting to clients, fostering positive working relationships and client confidence.
* Mentorship and people leadership: demonstrate characteristics of a strong mentor, embrace learning opportunities, and support peers as needed.
* Promote wellness and safety: champion best practices in health, safety, and wellness within the team, proactively identifying and addressing risks.
* Manage project scope and variations: identify differences between project scope and client requests, notify Project Manager of potential variations, and ensure transparent change management.
* Business development: contribute to tenders, represent the company at industry events, and build relationships with clients and other disciplines to secure new opportunities.
Skills & Experience
* Effective relationship building: experience in building effective working relationships with clients and stakeholders, both internally and externally.
* People leadership skills: develop and inspire high-performing teams, creating a culture of trust and accountability.
* Tender contributions: proactively contribute to high-quality, successful tenders, securing new projects and fostering lasting client relationships.
* Delegated authority management: operate within parameters of delegated authority, ensuring decisions are made at the appropriate level while fostering open-mindedness and innovation.
* Team collaboration: exhibit excellent team collaboration skills, actively listening and thoughtfully analyzing input from all team members.
* Commercial and technical expertise: demonstrate strong technical and commercial capabilities that instill client confidence and lead to frequent positive feedback and endorsements.
Pay Range and Compensation Package
* 25 days of annual leave (with options to buy or carry over)
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Benenden Health Care (mental health support, 24/7 GP services, physiotherapy, optical and dental cover, personal accident protection)
* Cycle to Work scheme, electric car leasing, recognition awards, long service leave, discretionary annual bonus scheme
Equal Opportunity Statement
We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we’re passionate about creating a workplace where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work every day. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone belongs. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
If you’re ready to grow with a business that’s scaling rapidly and making a real impact, you’re in the right place!
To apply or learn more about this opportunity, please submit your CV to people@ardent-management.com or reach out to Savanna Poselay at savannaposelay@ardent-management.com.
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