Land Referencer

Description

• Support access requirements at later stages with management of landowner consultation and notice service in line with the Water Industry Act 1991.
• Manage and request land access for surveys (non-intrusive and intrusive), to support EIA requirements, and construction activities.
• Reviewing access routes and associated requirements to ensure continuity of access
• Assisting in resolving any identified risks or landowner concerns
• Identifying legal interests in land, including freeholders, leaseholders, tenants and rights by researching and compiling land ownership records using HMLR, Local authorities and other such methods/ points of contact.
• Working collaboratively as part of a team and/or use own initiative
• Attending meetings to review progress
• Provide support to the agricultural liaison officers during the construction phase:
• Identify and report risks to access, and potential causes of delay
• Work with GIS/ GIS resource to ensure that landownership extents are correctly captured on the GIS platform
• Work collaboratively with the projects retained agents and agricultural liaison officers to manage and track landowner consultation in line with the delivery programme.
• Carry out site visits and door knocking exercises to confirm land ownership/ interest details etc.
• Work with relevant discipline to understand access requirements and ensure that requests are made and obtained in line with the survey request timescales and processes
• Maintain accurate communication records using the land management contact logging tool
• Undertake key land referencing activities to support the project in line with the Water Industry Act 1991
• Prepare, review and issue notices (where required) for surveys and intrusive works

Requirements

• Strong Administrative skills, including attention to detail
• Has experience of being part of a large-scale infrastructure programme, in particular ones that have an impact on agricultural businesses.
• Are engaging and enthusiastic individual that can form relationships at ease and is an excellent communicator who can build and sustain relationships with the project teams and external stakeholders (inc. farmers and residents)
• Able to research and investigate to identify the relevant interest in a land parcel
• Willing to travel and be located at the scheme location when required to carry out site visits in line with the referencing exercises.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Strong Microsoft (word, excel and powerpoint) skills and knowledge
• Have experience using project systems to record stakeholder interactions and project progress

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance