Land Surveyor Opportunities

• Location: UK Hybrid with Office visits in Wokingham or Warwick
• Salary of up to up to £70,000 dependent on capability. Plus annual allowance of £3000 which is paid in December

About the role

Assisting society in its decarbonization efforts is our most significant contribution to the environment. That's why we're committed to creating new jobs and investing in essential infrastructure and innovation to achieve net-zero emissions. Join us in bringing energy to life!

Due to the ongoing energy transformation, we are experiencing exceptional growth in our land rights initiatives and are looking to expand our Strategic Infrastructure Land Rights Team. We are seeking a Surveyor / Land Rights Lead to oversee projects related to Development Consent Orders and Compulsory Purchase Orders within this new team.

As part of a high-performing team, you will provide expert land rights services. Your work will align with current legislation, guidance, and best practices, ensuring that licensing obligations are met while securing land rights for both existing and new assets.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to travelling to offices and project sites as required.

About You

• Experience of delivering land activities for infrastructure projects including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
• Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams (engineering, legal, consenting) to support overall project delivery.
• Experience of providing project and contract management services as part of delivering land rights projects.
• Knowledge and experience of the legal and regulatory parameters, including the range of statutory powers available, understanding how these then relate to the relevant project strategy and approach.
• Knowledge of the consenting regimes and processes relevant to complex linear projects. This includes the Planning Act (2008) Development Consent Order and Compulsory Purchase Order processes and practice including the compensation code.
• A willingness to train to develop into a land rights specialist.
• Preferably degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline
• Ideally be MRICS or have demonstratable substantial 'on job' experience.

What You'll Do

• Deliver all land rights and acquisitions for our infrastructure projects from development to construction, including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
• Implement Lands Rights Strategy (and other supporting policies and procedures) in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.
• Report on programme, key milestone delivery, risk, contract and financial management on a regular basis. This includes being able to identify and distil complex land issues in a succinct and clear way in regular reports to the Land Rights Project Manager, Senior Project Managers and Project Directors.
• Manage (often competing) internal/external stakeholder, landowner and customer requirements.
• Procure and manage external resource to deliver required lands activities.
• Drive continuous improvement and deliver consistency across projects.

Bonus and Benefits

• A competitive salary of up to £70,000 dependent on capability in addition, this role attracts an annual allowance of £3,000 which is paid in December.

Bonus

As well as your base salary, you will receive an annual bonus based on personal and company performance.

Pension

We offer a generous pension scheme, where we double match, which means for every £1 you contribute, we'll put in another £2. We will pay a maximum of 12% into your pension when you pay 6%. That gives you a total 18% into your pension every month.

Company Car

We'll give you a monthly voucher value so you can select a car from the company car choice list. You can trade your company vehicle up or down by a maximum of 25% with a voucher value of £470.

Annual Leave

26 days annual leave, alongside the option to buy an additional 5 days.

Plus other great benefits

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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