Senior Land Officer
Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey, Kent| £ - £ per annum (dependent on skills and qualifications)
Full-time | Hybrid
Joint-contribution pension from 6% (12% total) – Enhanced maternity & family leave – Life assurance – HolidayPlus – Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme plus retail and leisure discounts & many more.
REQ5550
The overall purpose of this role will be to provide support to the Business as a whole and the Legal Property team in ensuring that the Company has the appropriate property consents and agreements in place to protect and reduce risk to the group profile and its infrastructure/assets.
We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here’s how you will contribute…
1. Providing prompt, effective and commercial guidance on land matters
2. Engage with stakeholders at all levels, including landowners, Land Agents, Solicitors, and Heads Of within the SGN Group, to prepare, negotiate, and secure contracts for laying gas apparatus. This includes purchasing and leasing land, obtaining consents, and agreeing on financial considerations, while managing project budgets and timescales. Also, oversee rent payments for SGN sites and negotiate rent reviews.
3. Advise the business and secure all required statutory and planning consents.
4. Agree access routes with the Business and landowners, and negotiate compensation payments for losses due to work carried out by the Group. Ensure landowners, occupiers, and Agents have a positive impression of SGN for smooth future negotiations.
5. Document agreements with legally binding contracts and ensure obligations from negotiations are fulfilled.
6. Instruct, oversee, and manage external Land Agents.
7. Working with key stakeholders to challenge, advise and guide projects at all stages to the ensure sites are ready to be commissioned on time to meet SGN’s obligations
8. Confidently negotiating heads of terms and consents for the re-siting, installation and/or replacement of gas infrastructure on both private and public land by way of licences, easements, leases and transfers
9. Coaching and mentoring the England-based land officers for continued excellence, improvement of efficiency and sustainability in land matters
10. Assisting with the maintenance and updating of key land policy documents alongside the Land Policy Manager to ensure efficiencies and commonality of purpose
What you will need
11. We’re looking for a variety of skills and qualities that make you a great fit. If you don’t meet every requirement, don’t worry—we offer tailored learning and development to help you succeed.
12. Practical knowledge of agriculture land valuation practice and principles or experience in a similar role is preferred.
13. Experience within the Utilities industry is beneficial but not essential.
14. Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel throughout South east England as required, for inspections and / or site meetings and travel to London office for meetings as and when required.
15. Ability to manage unsupervised a varied workload to demanding timetables.
16. Strong communication skills to ensure effective passage of instructions and advice both written and orally and an ability to build rapport with a variety of people from different backgrounds.
17. A high attention to detail.
18. Comfortable with Lone Working as well as being a team player.
19. Proven experience in negotiating and securing rights for all sizes of infrastructure projects
Not sure you meet every requirement?
Research shows some people – particularly women and those from underrepresented backgrounds – may hesitate to apply unless they meet every criteria. At SGN, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
If this role interests you but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you. You might be just who we’re looking for – now or in the future.
Why SGN?
SGN leads pioneering research and development for a energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.
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