Land Consultant

Birmingham, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom

Location/s: Croydon, London, Manchester, Birmingham; UK

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott Mac Donald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

In this role, you will report directly to the experienced Senior Land Consultant in our Land Advisory team. Your primary responsibility will be to provide detailed, high-quality land ownership information for our clients. This will involve researching Land Registry records and Ordnance Survey maps, searching databases, and liaising with landowners and their agents. This exciting opportunity focuses on supporting the team in delivering some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects.

Undertaking land referencing activities including identification and interpretation of detailed land rights through HM Land Registry research, desktop research, review and analysis of landowner questionnaires

Landowner identification and liaising with the general public and property owners both onsite and via phone or email

Working with our GIS & Mapping team to interpret spatial data and produce Land Ownership and Access Plans

The production and quality checking of statutory notice and access licences

Producing the Book of Reference, Land Plans and associated statutory documents

Management of arranging access to land for environmental surveys with landowners

Liaising with Local Authorities and other bodies to ascertain details of adopted highways, public rights of way

Production of weekly and monthly reports

Communicate professionally with clients

Working within our consents and engagement team of planners, stakeholder engagement and land and digital/ GIS specialists

• Bachelor's degree in Geography or a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering land services on major infrastructure schemes.
• Understanding of statutory planning processes and procedures.
• Ability to engage professionally as part of a wider network of stakeholders.
• Experience taking ownership of small work streams or packages of work.
• Ability to apply geographical skills, knowledge and understanding in a practical environment.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and originality in developing and applying geographical knowledge and approaches.
• Commitment to professional standards, ethical practice, organisational values and environmental responsibility.
• Ability to plan and implement tasks effectively while contributing…