Senior Land Consultant in Birmingham

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A little more about your role…

• The position focuses on securing land access, arranging surveys and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landowners.
• Ideally have experience of managing land access projects in the Energy industry.
• Lead audits and quality assurance reviews of land access documentation and processes.
• Drive integration of land access with engineering, planning, and environmental strategies.
• Provide senior-level advice to clients and project boards on land acquisition risks and opportunities.
• Oversee compliance with statutory processes and ensure projects meet regulatory and legal obligations.
• Resolve disputes and escalate sensitive issues with diplomacy and authority.
• Contribute to commercial strategy and risk management for land-related contracts.
• Establish training programmes and succession planning within the land team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with landowners, communities, and stakeholders.
• Ability to arrange and coordinate land surveys, ensuring compliance with legal and environmental standards.
• Experience working on infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects (preferred).
• Consulting with landowners to explain proposed scheme, programme, discuss potential impacts and ensure accurate consultation notes are taken and uploaded to our consultation database.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust and maintaining positive relationships.
• Ensuring that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work.
• Knowledge of Ops & non ops Land access permissions, land access Licences S172s, E Permit Procedure, RAMS and Site Safety experience (preferred).
• Management of junior members of Land Team providing support and technical training.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Successfully led a technical team of land consultants to deliver land consenting or land assembly services on Survey Engagement.
• Strong knowledge and experience of UK Land Access and Licence requirements, such as S172’s and permits as well as an understanding of the land and property industry would be beneficial.
• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of budget, scope, change control and other project management activities.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment on major infrastructure projects in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of leading teams to deliver complex work.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills and ability to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of reducing land risk for clients and advising them on land related matters throughout all stages of a project lifecycle.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with colleagues, landowners and clients at all levels.
• Enthusiasm for continuous professional development, and professional accreditation.
• General IT skills, Microsoft Office suite including Teams, and strong skills with GIS/mapping tools.
• Membership of a Professional body would be advantageous.
• A full driving licence is required.

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