Job Overview
WSP is one of the UK’s largest land services consultancies and is looking to broaden and strengthen its team of experienced land and property professionals across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary firm and lead in the delivery of land referencing services, land acquisition, valuation, compulsory purchase and compensation, landowner engagement, land access, wayleaves and consents and negotiations in support of major infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. The role can be based in any one of our UK offices – London, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast or Leeds with the flexibility of hybrid working between one of these locations and home.
Responsibilities
* Provide effective technical and business development leadership across all projects and actively support the development of others.
* Lead in the development and delivery of the Land business strategy and business development action plans, creating and converting business opportunities through technical/specialist expertise.
* Provide strategic consultancy advice and be a trusted partner where the client seeks your opinion about statutory processes, industry and managing expectations.
* Manage and lead project teams and the delivery of technical project work such as securing appropriate land rights, preparing consent documents, negotiating Heads of Terms and conducting land acquisition and complex negotiations.
* Provide strategic advice to clients on the use of statutory powers and implementation of acquisition strategies to deliver infrastructure and land assembly projects.
* Day‑to‑day management of project teams and engagement to ensure quality outputs and contribute to the development of technical standards in pursuit of technical excellence.
* Responsibility for securing team workload, resource allocation and meeting budgeted team productivity targets.
* Lead and encourage professional development through mentoring team members and training.
Qualifications
* Experience of working within the Transport, Energy and Water infrastructure development sectors.
* Experience in compulsory acquisition projects using CPO/DCO/TWAO powers.
* Proven track record in the management and delivery of land‑related services, including leading teams to successfully deliver those services.
* Demonstrable experience of reducing land risk for clients and advising them on land related matters throughout all stages of a project’s lifecycle.
* Ability to communicate effectively with strong influencing and negotiating skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
* Experience of training and mentoring team members to support professional qualification.
* Experience of negotiating with landowners and knowledge of the legal process for the acquisition of property and rights.
* Experience of managing and settling a range of voluntary and compulsory purchase compensation claims.
* Knowledge of both urban and the rural environment would be desirable.
* Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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