Senior Surveyor / Surveyor - North in Nottingham

We’re connecting more clean energy to power the things you love. As the UK moves away from fossil fuels and increases clean energy generation, demand for electricity is expected to increase significantly, necessitating significant new infrastructure to connect energy from generation to demand. We’re seeking a Senior Surveyor / Surveyor to lead on the development and delivery of new infrastructure projects within our Land Teams as part of The Great Grid Upgrade – the largest overhaul of the electricity transmission network across England and Wales in generations.

You will be part of a diverse land team providing expert land rights and acquisitions services for new electrical assets, in accordance with current legislation and guidance to ensure National Grid adheres to its licence obligations. This role offers hybrid working from office and home. Our Head Office is based in Warwick, with office hubs in Leeds, Birmingham and London. You’ll be flexible to travel to offices and project sites around the North of England; therefore a Northern base location is preferable.

• Successfully develop & deliver land rights and acquisitions for infrastructure projects from development to construction, including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
• Implement National Grid Lands Rights Strategy (and other supporting policies and procedures) in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.
• Report on programme, key milestone delivery, risk, contract and financial management on a regular basis. Identify and distil complex land issues clearly for key stakeholders.
• Communicate and manage internal and external stakeholder, landowner and customer requirements, providing excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to articulate complex ideas concisely to a range of audiences.
• Use a strong grasp of DCO/CPO processes to champion and raise the profile of the land team across projects and navigate complex lands challenges.
• Demonstrate strong financial acumen and advanced negotiation skills, including creative problem solving, to secure favourable outcomes when managing contractors and suppliers.
• Support the Senior Surveyors and Land Project Managers in the procurement and management of external resources to deliver lands activities.
• Share lessons learnt and best practice across the wider land team to drive consistency and continuous improvement.
• Support and mentor junior colleagues, providing coaching to deliver land rights efficiently and effectively.

We’re looking for someone with expertise in this field who has:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage effectively with stakeholders (internal and external).
• Ability to manage competing stakeholder, landowner and customer requirements.
• Experience delivering start-to-finish land activities for utility projects including access to land, securing land rights, and negotiating compensation settlements.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams (engineering, legal, consenting) to support project delivery.
• Experience in project, programme, risk, contract and financial management, including accurate and timely customer reporting.
• Ability to manage projects to deliver outputs on time and within budget.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory parameters relevant to National Grid, including statutory powers and consenting regimes (Planning Act 2008, Development Consent Order, Compulsory Purchase Order and compensation code).
• Desirable - degree-qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline and/or working towards AssocRICS or MRICS.

• A competitive salary between £48,000 - £67,000 – dependent on capability.
• Market supplement of £3,000 per annum.
• Job requirement car.
• An annual performance bonus.
• 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• A comprehensive internal training programme along with support for relevant external courses.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it’s relevant to your role.
• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year with option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, ensuring supply and demand match. We invest in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade to enable more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future. Whatever your role, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

This role closes on 16 January 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to apply early as this can vary.