At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and shape infrastructure projects while managing land rights and stakeholder relationships.
- Company: Respected rural and infrastructure consultancy with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership pathway, autonomy, and clear progression opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a strong pipeline of work and meaningful impact.
- Why this job: Step into a strategic role with the freedom to influence and grow your service line.
- Qualifications: Experience in infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects; leadership skills preferred.
A respected rural and infrastructure consultancy is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Infrastructure & Utilities Surveyor to lead, grow, and shape their infrastructure offering across East Anglia. This is a rare opportunity to step into a strategic leadership role with the freedom to develop a service line, influence business direction, and work closely with landowners, developers, statutory bodies, and major infrastructure operators.
The Opportunity
- Leading the delivery of infrastructure, utilities, and energy projects across the region
- Managing land rights, access, easements, wayleaves, and compensation matters
- Providing expert advice to landowners affected by infrastructure schemes
- Acting as a key point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and project partners
- Developing new business opportunities and strengthening existing relationships
- Overseeing project strategy, resourcing, and commercial performance
- Supporting, mentoring, and developing junior surveyors
- Driving growth, innovation, and service development within the team
This role combines technical delivery, client leadership, and strategic direction - ideal for someone ready to step up or already operating at a senior level.
About You
- Experience in infrastructure, utilities, land rights, rural surveying, or energy projects
- A solid understanding of landowner representation and infrastructure impacts
- Confidence managing complex stakeholder relationships
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and convert opportunities
- Leadership capability - whether proven or emerging
- Ideally MRICS, though equivalent experience is welcomed
- A collaborative, grounded approach suited to a close‑knit consultancy environment
You’ll thrive if you enjoy autonomy, responsibility, and the chance to shape a service line.
What You'll Work On
- Major utilities upgrades and new infrastructure routes
- Renewable energy schemes (solar, wind, grid connections)
- Water, power, and telecoms infrastructure
- Landowner negotiations and compensation
- Access, rights, and land assembly
- Strategic advice for long‑term infrastructure planning
You’ll work closely with landowners, developers, statutory undertakers, and infrastructure operators across East Anglia.
What's on Offer
- A senior leadership role with genuine influence
- A strong pipeline of infrastructure and energy work
- Autonomy to shape and grow a service line
- Supportive leadership and a non‑corporate culture
- Clear progression and long‑term opportunity
- The chance to build something meaningful within a respected practice
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