Assistant Land Consultant

Description

• Contribute to WSP Land delivery and success of high-profile infrastructure projects within Scotland and the wider UK and Ireland business.
• You will develop commercial awareness with an understanding of budget, scope, change control and other project management activities, including identification of project risks to the project owner.
• You will provide guidance to support junior colleagues and provide the ability to undertake review of other colleagues’ work.
• Your work will support our teams in the delivery of land access, landowner & stakeholder engagement, optioneering and statutory processes.
• The role may involve client-facing activities where you will represent the business as an Assistant Land Consultant level on projects.
• Identification of landowners, occupiers and other parties that hold an interest in land, through interpretation and research of Registers of Scotland information.
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams to secure access to land for surveys, whether by agreement or through statutory mechanisms.
• Identification of land, ownership, and interests in land.
• Liaising with landowners, land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, stakeholders, contractors and clients.

Requirements

• Experience of working as part of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality outputs for clients.
• Effective communication and organisational skills with ability to liaise at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
• General understanding of Scottish land ownership and land management practices.
• Experience and/or knowledge of UK statutory consents requirements, would be an advantage, but not essential. Consents examples include Hybrid Bill, TWAO, DCO, CPO, and/or Vesting Order.
• Project management skills from infrastructure projects.
• Experience of Wayleaves and Necessary Wayleave agreements for Energy Projects would be beneficial.
• A keen interest in delivering land services for clients (whether land referencing, survey access, stakeholder and landowner engagement or statutory processes). If you have relevant transferable skills and are passionate about the land and consenting industry, we would love to hear from you.
• Drive and enthusiasm to create strong technical work.
• General IT skills, Microsoft Office suite including Teams, and basic skills with GIS/mapping tools.
• A full UK driving licence is required.
• Ability to undertake technical assurance of other colleagues’ work.
• If you have specific skills in the following fields and have ambition to apply and extend your skills within Infrastructure projects as it applies to land and consenting projects.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance