Land and Consents Consultant (all levels) in Glasgow

We are WSP – join us and make your career future‑ready! WSP is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of Land Services and we are looking to broaden and strengthen our team of experienced land professionals across the UK with immediate vacancies for Land and Consents Consultant (all levels) to join our established teams. You’ll play a crucial role in delivering essential services related to land acquisition, valuation, compulsory purchase, compensation, land‑owner engagement, land‑access, wayleaves, consents and negotiations across major infrastructure projects in the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating access to and acquiring complex land for high‑profile, strategic infrastructure projects across the UK, including drafting and preparing consent documents.
• Securing appropriate land rights for large‑scale development projects and providing strategic land advice to our clients.
• Utilising statutory powers and other available mechanisms to acquire land (e.g. DCO, CPO, TCPA, TWAO, Hybrid Bills) on behalf of WSP clients across highways, rail, aviation, water, gas and all energy sectors including renewables.
• Negotiating Heads of Terms for large‑scale, complex landowners to secure land for projects in a timely fashion using the appropriate mechanism.
• Liaising with major landowners’ land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, key stakeholders, contractors and clients.
• Managing and settling compensation claims (e.g. DCO, CPO, land damage, voluntary etc).
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across a range of sectors and locations across the UK.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting and/or developing a team of early‑career professionals, providing both technical training and career development support.
• Participation within the management team, propelling the team forward and advancing its growth and development.

We’d Love to Hear From You If You Have

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven track record in the leading delivery of land and property related services.
• Experience of negotiating with complex landowners and robust knowledge of the legal process for the acquisition of property and rights.
• Understanding of landownership and occupation across the UK and the implications this can have for securing agreements for DNOs and developers, including structure of agricultural tenancies/agreements.
• Experience of managing and settling a range of voluntary and compulsory purchase compensation claims (e.g. HOTs, wayleave, easements, EA Agreements, Option Agreements).
• Experience of high‑profile infrastructure development schemes in particular the road, rail, gas, electricity or renewable energy sector.
• Broad knowledge across relevant legislation and procedures (Town & Country Planning Act, Electricity Act, Transport and Works Act Orders, Hybrid Bills, Development Consent Orders).
• Effective, concise communication with strong influencing and negotiating skills.
• A full UK driving licence is required.
• Associate or full membership to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or other professional membership (desirable but not essential).

We will consider candidates that have relevant transferable skills in land and consents management; therefore fully demonstrating all of the above role requirements is not essential. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.