Graduate Land Referencer | Land Data & Permitting Pathway

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future.

Who are we? Dalcour Maclaren is an innovative and highly dynamic multi-disciplinary consultancy working on a huge range of exciting and diverse projects for a growing client base within Utilities and Infrastructure – think solar farms, offshore wind farms and nuclear energy! We are immensely proud to be working on some of the largest infrastructure projects taking place across the UK and the Republic of Ireland which are instrumental in shaping the future of our planet. If you want to play your part in helping the earth become more sustainable, and to reach Net Zero by 2050, you would be making the right choice by joining the team here at Dalcour Maclaren.

Due to continued success and considerable growth across the business, we are looking for a Graduate Land Referencer to join our dedicated land referencing team within our wider Geomatics team providing land referencing services to clients across DM’s full spectrum of clients.

As a Graduate Land Referencer You Will:

• Be part of multidisciplinary project delivery teams delivering on a diverse variety of projects with specific responsibility for key elements of the land referencing process.
• Receive guidance from our highly experienced team to utilise and develop your own technical skills to follow the land referencing process, manage data and assist in the production of deliverables for internal and external clients in support of large scale, fast paced projects.
• Be enrolled on our Land Referencing Graduate pathway which provides a clear route map for building your knowledge and supporting professional development as well as your progression.

Key Activities:

• Under guidance, produce consistently high quality, error free land and property ownership data outputs and reports for internal and external clients in support of a wide range of projects, on time and within budget to maintain company standards.
• Under guidance, obtain, manage and analyse data from a range of sources including HM Land Registry, Local Authorities and Utility companies to best inform our advice and service to clients.
• Processing and interpreting requests for information returned by project stakeholders such as landowners, tenants and land agents.
• Utilising basic data management techniques to produce clean and useable data sets suitable for future deliverables.
• Undertaking analysis of title information to confirm ownership and third-party land interests.
• Build knowledge and experience of land registration practices and project consenting strategies across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.
• Undertake site visits to support the land referencing process including the installation and maintenance of site notices.
• Running mail merges to support mail shots to project stakeholders.

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Have a degree in an area broadly related to land (e.g. Geography, Geospatial Science, Estate or Property Management, Planning, Land or Property Law).
• Great IT skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, be results-driven and a keen problem solver.
• Have the ability to manage a large amount of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Have an awareness of GIS (desirable).
• Have a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to site and project locations.
• Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude.
• Have an inquisitive and curious mindset with a willingness to question and challenge information presented to you.
• Initially shadow and gradually move on to working more independently on projects and requests, ensuring requirements and objectives are met, building positive relationships and taking ownership of the standard of work.

Why join us?

• In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer internal and external CPD events, interactive online training, offsite dedicated graduate training days.
• Visibility and transparency around our career pathways with significant progression opportunities which support a career for life.
• 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday.
• Flexible advantage policy – allowing you to strike the work/life balance.
• Private healthcare through Vitality health membership (including access to discounted insurances, gym & fitness discounts, travel, and wellness benefits).
• Generous pension scheme, if/when eligible.
• Regular team events with monthly office socials, funded by the business, as well as a companywide summer and Christmas party!
• Sabbatical policy after three years’ service.
• A team dedicated to our People culture, the DM way, to champion and recognise our people and ensure we continue to innovate through employee-led ideas.
• Time for you to give back to our communities and raise money for good causes through annual charity events and fundraising.
• Opportunity to become part of an industry leading organisation with access to the best-in-class technology and pioneering software.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.