YOUR TEAM

• Our Manchester Land Team is currently 38 strong and made up of land consultants, property specialists, and utility and topographical surveyors working across our UK offices.

• We work closely with our 250 Land colleagues across the UK and Ireland delivering land services on a variety of projects across the energy, water, road, rail and active-travel sectors.

• We are the largest Land Referencing business in the UK, having delivered high profile projects such as HS2, Bute, Thames Tideway, Hynet and Transpennine Route Upgrade.

• We work locally, making a difference to Manchester projects but also nationally with other WSP teams, using in-house land information and consultation databases alongside GIS systems, with a focus on innovation and quality.

• We actively support people in achieving professional accreditations and have Chartered Geographers (CGeog), Chartered Town Planners (RTPI) and Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) who can support your career progression.

• We have clients across the Transport, Energy, Rail and Local Authority Sectors.

Responsibilities

• Identification of landowners, occupiers and other parties that hold an interest in land, through interpretation and research of HMLR titles and engagement with landowners.

• Contribute to WSP Land delivery and success of high-profile infrastructure projects within UK and Ireland business.

• Your work will lead the delivery of land access, landowner / stakeholder engagement, optioneering and statutory processes (CPO, GVD DCO).

• Management and mentoring of junior team members.

• Input to work-winning activities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of Land Referencing and/or land acquisition processes, including researching and identifying landowners/occupiers, land interests and rights.

• Working knowledge of searching Land Registry titles on HMLR.

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering land and engagement solutions in a front facing role for clients.

• Detailed knowledge and experience of one or more UK statutory consents requirements, such as a Hybrid Bill, TWAO, DCO, CPO, and/or Vesting Order as well as an understanding of the land and property industry.

• A degree in Geography (or a relevant discipline) or relevant technical experience.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills and ability to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience of training, mentoring, or transferring technical knowledge to junior colleagues and the ability to undertake technical assurance of other colleagues’ work.

• Drive and enthusiasm to create strong technical work.

• Strong commercial awareness with an understanding of budget, scope, change control and other project management activities.

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills with the ability to comfortably liaise with clients.

• A full UK drivers’ licence.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.