Location
Birmingham
Salary
Base salary: £26,900 pa to c.£31,600 pa. Flexible benefits fund of 15% on top base salary, fully pensionable.
About HS2 Ltd
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
Role
As a Land Assembly Assistant at HS2 you will undertake land assembly activities as directed to secure entry to land for each work package within the allocated contract area in accordance with the construction programme through the implementation of compulsory purchase powers.
Responsibilities
* Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
* Lead workshops with Area Teams, Enabling Works Contractors, Land Referencing Consultants, Acquisitions and Independent Land Advisor to ensure final land acquisition boundary and land requirements are prepared and signed off.
* Verify existence of undertakings and assurances in relation to advance notice of compulsory purchase and entry within the allocated contract area.
* Manage day‑to‑day activities and deliveries from PSCs with an annual budget of c. £2m per area.
* Assure referencing data provided by PSCs to support acquisition by compulsory purchase powers, possession, handback or access for surveys.
* Prepare possession and acquisition notices for approval by Land Assembly, Legal and by the ILA.
* Approve notices for entry to land for survey purposes.
* Manage daily progress trackers, escalating any deliverables that have been delayed to the contractors.
* Lead collaborative working with PSC to improve efficiency of process.
* Maintain a register of all notices prepared, served and returned for the contract area.
Skills
* Data management skills, including land referencing data recording, analysis and assurance.
* Ability to coordinate groups of stakeholders and agree requirements.
* Analytical competence to manipulate data within a Geographical Information System and digital mapping environment.
* Project management skills to ensure deliverables are provided within agreed time, cost and quality criteria.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of land referencing.
* Understanding of land assembly activities and compulsory purchase.
* Understanding of compulsory purchase powers.
* Knowledge of Registration of title (Land Registry).
Experience
* Experience of land referencing and assembly.
* Experience of compiling and analysing data using Excel, GIS and database reporting tools.
* Experience of operating within a project/programme environment.
Values and Culture
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. The role actively promotes and embeds Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and supports all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
EEO and Sponsorship
HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office and is not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and the process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
Closing
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
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