Land Consultant in London

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WSP’s Land team is seeking talented Land professionals to join what is already the largest and most successful team in our industry. This is an exciting opportunity to develop a career with a team that enjoys a successful reputation for the delivery of major strategic infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland through land referencing, urban and rural landowner engagement, consultation management, land access, formal consents, statutory orders, compensation agreements and land acquisition.

Our Land Business is the largest and most successful Land business supporting infrastructure development in the UK and Ireland, with 300+ specialist professional colleagues consisting of land consultants, property specialists, project managers and utility and topographical surveyors. We have the widest portfolio of projects available in our industry, offering unrivalled opportunities to develop and diversify careers, working on some of the most exciting and challenging projects across the whole of the UK and Ireland.

Our clients rely on us to deliver the essential land elements of their infrastructure projects and we enjoy a hard‑earned reputation of success. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this success, delivering land referencing, land acquisition, land access, formal consents, statutory orders and landowner engagement across all infrastructure sectors and making a positive impact on the economy and communities these projects serve.

Land Referencing professionals identify land and legal interests in land and use this data to secure powers and/or negotiate land acquisition and land access to support infrastructure development. We provide clients with all the land‑related statutory documentation required to comply with planning processes as they develop, plan, secure and exercise powers to construct, operate and maintain their infrastructure assets.

Your work will support our teams in the delivery of land referencing, land access, landowner & stakeholder engagement, option engineering and statutory processes. This includes:

• Identification of landowners, occupiers and other parties that hold an interest in land, through interpretation and research of the appropriate land registry information.
• Liaising with landowners, land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, stakeholders and contractors.
• Working with multi‑disciplinary teams to secure access to land for surveys, whether by agreement or through statutory mechanisms.
• Contributing to WSP Land delivery and success of high‑profile infrastructure projects locally and the wider UK and Ireland business.
• Providing training and mentoring to junior colleagues and undertaking technical assurance of other colleagues’ work.
• Having commercial awareness with an understanding of budget, scope, change control and other project management activities, including identification of project and data security risks.
• Client‑facing activities where you will represent the business at Land Consultant level on projects.
• UK and Ireland travel plus the possibility of travel to WSP’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India.

What We Will Be Looking For You to Demonstrate:

• A keen interest in delivering land services for clients (including land referencing, survey access, stakeholder and landowner engagement or statutory processes).
• Experience of working as part of multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality outputs for clients.
• Effective communication and organizational skills with ability to liaise at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to delegate and undertake technical assurance of other colleagues’ work.
• Drive and enthusiasm to create strong technical work.
• Ability to travel effectively to various sites/locations.
• General IT skills, Microsoft Office suite including Teams, and basic skills with GIS/mapping tools.
• Specific skills in the following fields and ambition to apply and extend your skills within infrastructure projects as it applies to land and consenting:

• Identification of land, ownership and interests in land.
• Strong understanding of land ownership and land management practices.
• Project management skills in infrastructure projects.
• Stakeholder engagement for infrastructure projects.
• Experience and/or knowledge of UK statutory consent requirements would be an advantage, but not essential.
• Experience of wayleave agreements would be beneficial.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close‑knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.