WSP

4 weeks ago

Principal Land Consultant

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Job Summary

Lead delivery of land referencing and land rights activities for major infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. Advise clients on land issues, engage with landowners and stakeholders, manage risk, oversee orders and consents, mentor staff, and contribute to bids while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and traveling as needed.

Location: Manchester

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

•Ensure successful delivery of projects securely, on time, within budget and to high standards.
•Be a trusted advisor to clients and manage relationships externally and internally.
•Advise on land issues across the UK and Ireland, including relevant statutory processes to acquire land.
•Liaise with landowners, land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, and other stakeholders.
•Lead collaboration with Land, engineering, environmental and planning teams across projects.
•Undertake quality assurance of deliverables such as book of reference, land plans and statements of reasons.
•Support knowledge sharing across regions and teams; mentor and develop staff.
•Participate in bids/tenders; contribute to business strategy and CPD-enabled training.
•Travel within the UK and Ireland for project delivery and client engagement.

Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

•A degree in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or similar.
•Experience in land referencing, book of reference, land plans and related data analysis.
•Ability to travel to various sites/locations as a necessary function of the role.
•Strong communication, influencing and negotiating skills with clients and stakeholders.
•People management experience and ability to mentor staff and contribute to business strategy.

Experience:Infrastructure

Education:Bachelor's in Geography

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationLeadershipTeamworkProblem-solving

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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