Senior Land Consultant in Croydon

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

About the division: Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

Overview of the role: Whilst reporting directly to the experienced Land Advisory Principal Land Consultant, you’ll be managing multiple projects and workstreams on major infrastructure schemes. The focus of this exciting new role and opportunity is to help build the growing business and to manage the delivery of detailed, high quality land advice for our clients.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Extensive stakeholder co-ordination; including liaising with the general public, property owners, resident associations, land agents, local authorities and solicitors
• Working with our GIS & Mapping team to interpret spatial data and produce Land Ownership and Access Plans
• The production and quality checking of statutory notices, access agreements and associated access plans
• Engaging with affected land owners
• Management of the production of the Book of Reference, Land Plans and associated documents
• Production of weekly and monthly reports
• Client interfacing
• Team management
• Providing the GIS team with guidance on data management, good practices and applying land referencing requirements to spatial data

Candidate specification Requirements:

• Geography Bachelor’s degree or experience in a relevant discipline
• Experience working on land information procurement and management for infrastructure schemes
• Demonstrable success in role requiring high degree of multi-tasking and problem-solving on infrastructure schemes

Essential:

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Statutory Processes, Land Referencing, Standing Orders and Land & Property Industry
• Experience of managing land referencing teams and delivering a successful Book of Reference, Land Plans and other associated documents for hybrid Bill, TWAO, DCO, CPO schemes
• Excellent communication skills and able to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly motivated and conscientious and able to work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexible, enthusiastic and positive approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and remain calm under pressure
• Able to proactively manage workload
• Willingness to travel

Desirable:

• Management and negotiation of access for surveys
• Knowledge of ArcGIS Pro

Agile working: At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage: At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams.

Accessibility: We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription.

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