Senior Land Consultant

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebratesnew ideasand diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP’s Land team is seekingtalentedLand professionals to join what is already the largest and most successful team in our industry. This is an exciting opportunity to develop or begin a career with a team that enjoys a successful reputation for the successful delivery of major strategic infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland through the support provided by land referencing,urban and rural landowner engagement,consultation management,land access, formal consents, statutory orders,compensationagreementsand land acquisition. Apply and come and discuss the contributions you can make in the delivery of the widest portfolio of projects across all sectors in the UK and Ireland.

In today’s worldit’simportant to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what istruly importantin the world.

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We offer flexible working patterns, competitive salaries and other benefits.

To find out more about our Land business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP:Land referencing and land assembly | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/land-referencing-and-land-assembly)

Scotland

Our Scotlandteam consists of land consultants, property specialists, and utility/topographical surveyors working across our Edinburgh,Glasgowand Perth offices.We work closely with over300+ Land colleagues across the UK, Ireland and India delivering land services on a variety of projects across the energy, water, road,railand active-travel sectors.Our clients develop major highway, rail,energyand renewable infrastructure projects all of whichimpactprivately owned land.We are the largest land referencing business in the UK and Ireland,with recenthigh-profileprojects include A9 Dualling; SSEN; and various onshore renewable schemes.

As part of our Landteam,you will combine office, home and on-site workingdelivercomponents forthedelivery of landconsentingprojects ensuring the validity, accuracy and auditability of information collected. You will work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment,working with a teamof Land Consultants to deliver the necessary informationrequiredtoidentify, notify,engage,andgain access to landsand secure required consents with landowners affected by infrastructure projects.

We work locally, making a difference to projects across the whole of Scotland as well as nationally with other WSP teams, usingourin-house land information and consultation databases alongside GIS systems, with a focus on innovation and quality.Our colleagues are from a diverse range of careers backgrounds including estate management, forestry, agriculture, project management, liaison officers, site supervision, land agency and more.The diverse range of skills all combine toprovidea full and comprehensiveskillset.

The role can be based in one of our offices in Edinburgh,Glasgowor Perth with the flexibility of hybrid working between one of these locations and from home.

Land Referencing

We are the largest and most successful Land business supporting infrastructure development in the UKand Ireland, with300+ 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 both 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, statutoryordersand landownerengagement across all infrastructure sectors and make a positive impact on economy and communities these projects serve.

Our land referencing professionals, identify land and legal interest 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 the need to comply with planning processes as they develop, plan, securing and exercise powers to construct, operate and maintain their infrastructure assets. Using the land referencing data, we ensure projects not just comply with legislation but also fulfil their data security obligations, engage meaningfully with landowners and other affected stakeholders, and maximize their benefits of the landed data we provide throughout project lifecycle, ultimately registering the new rights in the name of the client.

WSP Land supportsthe highest-profileinfrastructureprojectsacross the Energy, Highways, Water, Rail, Local Government and Aviation sectors.

Our Energy projectsare critical for the deployment of renewable energy and helpingthe economyto achieve net zero carbon emissions.We support a range of energy generation (nuclear and renewable) and transmission and distribution projects across the UK and Ireland, including distribution and carbon capture.

WSP Land’s history started in the Highway sector in the 1980s and we have been supporting road schemes throughout the UK and Ireland ever since, including the M4 Smart Motorway project, the A5 in Ireland and the A9 in Scotland.

WSP Land has a 30+ year history of supporting major Rail projects including the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL or HS1); Central Railway; the Thameslink Programme, the first major Transport & Works Act project; West Coast Mainline Four Tracking; HS2 Phases 1, 2a and 2b; TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and East West Rail (EWR). Our track record also includes successes in light rail and metro schemes including Manchester Metrolink, Nottingham Express Transit, Edinburgh Tram, Luton Translink and the current Dublin MetroLink project, Ireland’s largest ever infrastructure project.

Assisting with the UK’s and Ireland’s Water resilience and distribution needs, WSP Land supports a number of projects promoted by water companies. We were the only land referencing service provider appointed to support the 25km Tideway Tunnel, the first major DCO project, supporting the project from planning, submission and examination to implementation, delivery and operation.

Mirroring WSP’s support of many Local Government authorities across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland, WSP Land provides support to local government clients in the management of their land and property assets.

In Aviation, WSP Land continues to support the Heathrow Expansion project. Since our original appointment in 2026, we have remained the only land referencing service provider appointed to the project, demonstrating our capacity to address what will be, in land referencing terms, easily the largest project ever undertaken in the UK. We have also supported Birmingham Airport and the successful Luton Airport DCO.

Senior Land Consultant

• The position focuses on securing land, land access, arranging surveys and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landownersvia statutory powers and/or negotiation

• Ideally have experience of managing land referencing and land access projects

• Lead audits and quality assurance reviews of land referencing documentation and processes

• Drive integration of land requirements with engineering, planning, and environmental strategies

• Providesenior-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, including those relating to data security and privacy

• Resolve disputes and elevate 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

• People management and team leadership

• 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 ensureaccurateconsultation notes are taken and uploaded to our consultation database

• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust andmaintainingpositive relationships

• Ensuring that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work

• Knowledge of land access permissions, land access, s172s licences and site safety experience (preferred)

• Management of junior members of Land team providing support and technical trainingby contributing to and participating in our CPD-accredited Land Academy