Senior Land Referencer

What it's like to work at Millar & Bryce: We're a friendly, dynamic and supportive team. We encourage passion, ambition and collaboration, both in our performance as a team and individually. New ideas are encouraged. We actively promote involvement in the development and direction of our products and services, as well as finding more efficient ways to work.

We offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and career growth, including:

• Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option of adding up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Annual Lifestyle Allowance: £300 to spend on an activity of your choice
• Pension Scheme: Matched up to 6% for the first 3 years, and up to 10% thereafter
• Private Health Insurance: Provided by Vitality
• Group Income Protection Scheme
• Charitable Fundraising: Matched funding for your efforts
• Cycle to Work and Gym Flex Schemes
• Internal Coaching and Mentoring: Available throughout your time with us
• Training and Career Progression: A strong focus on your development
• Family-Friendly Policies
• Free Parking

Join us at Landmark and be part of a team that supports your ambitions and growth, both personally and professionally.

The Opportunity: The Senior Land Referencer is responsible for assisting the deputy manager in leading the land referencing process relative to the delivery of successful outcomes for renewable energy and strategic infrastructure projects. This includes land rights identification, Schedule compilation and completion, GIS mapping and CPO plan production. System development, project governance, client and contractor management, and stakeholder engagement. The role ensures support and guidance to the referencers and to project progression from origination through pre-planning while upholding organisational standards and commercial expectations.

The role will involve but will not be limited to:

• Providing a high-quality service to Millar & Bryce customers comprising of handling land reference searches.
• Ability to lead and support research within all necessary registers available within the UK that support the land referencing process.
• The ability to lead the delivery of accurate land interest information relative to major infrastructure projects and to lead the search and land referencing process.
• Ensure that the quality control criteria are met.
• Support strategy and process to enable colleagues to deliver project goals and timelines and that targeted levels are met.
• Processing external/internal requests for information, publications, mapping etc.
• Extracting relative information from appropriate sources (may include site visits to sites across the UK and interviewing owners/occupiers of properties).
• Consistently and accurately lead the production of schedules, books of reference and plans suitable for supporting compulsory purchase and registration.
• Supporting the wider Millar & Bryce teams to ensure that performance standards and business objectives are met.

About You: You will be a confident communicator who is driven to deliver results. You will also be/have:

• Land referencing experience through the Scottish Saisine and land registration.
• Optional HM Land Registry experience.
• ARCGIS experience including accurate data management.
• Ability to administer map set-up within GIS platforms and support teams in the effective use of digital mapping tools.
• Excellent administrative, planning and organisational skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience of providing outstanding customer service.
• Capability to build strong collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise a varied workload.
• Ability to meet demanding timelines.
• Support the maintenance of budget accrual reporting.

About Us: Established in 1875 and based in Edinburgh, Millar & Bryce provides title information, conveyancing searches and land reference services across the UK and Ireland. Millar & Bryce also has an extensive Company Search facility, providing detailed company information to support land transactions, company acquisitions and corporate decision making. Millar & Bryce forms part of Landmark Information Group, a business that delivers data, analytics and workflow solutions to support the UK commercial and residential property markets. It serves multiple customer segments through its leading brands, SearchFlow, Millar & Bryce, ETSOS, Rochford Brady, and Ochresoft. Landmark Information Group is a portfolio of leading property-related data and technology businesses at the forefront of innovation and thought leadership. It delivers award-winning solutions to estate agency, conveyancing, surveying, lender valuations, environmental consultancy, and Governments. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The Interview Process: Screening video call via Microsoft Teams with a member of the Talent Acquisition team. Ability assessments relevant to the role. First-stage video interview via Microsoft Teams with the Line Manager and another member of the team. This will include competency-based questions. Second-stage interview (in person) at the Edinburgh office with the Line Manager and a member of the People team.