Senior Land Consultant wide

Overview

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.

We are the largest and most successful Land business supporting infrastructure development in the UK and Ireland, with 300+ 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.

We are looking to add further expertise to our growing team and seek talented individuals with varying levels of knowledge of Land Referencing.

Joining WSP, you will have access to our Land Academy which is designed and delivered by our expert Land team for our Land team, with a focus on providing the best standard training and CPD across the industry and support and guidance to achieve your chartership. With a network of experts available to guide, we support your management and ownership of your own projects, client advisory, line management, presentation, training and leadership skills.

We will support you to hone and develop your skills to deliver the most exciting projects in the UK - your work with us really makes a difference to the legacy of infrastructure in the UK.

The role can be based in one of WSP’s many offices across the UK or Ireland including with the flexibility of hybrid working between one of these locations and from home.

• The position focuses on securing land, land access, arranging surveys and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landowners via 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
• Provide senior-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 escalate 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 ensure accurate consultation notes are taken and uploaded to our consultation database
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust and maintaining positive relationships
• Ensuring that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work
• Knowledge of land access permissions, land access, s172 licences and site safety experience (preferred)
• Management of junior members of Land team providing support and technical training by contributing to and participating in our CPD-accredited Land Academy
• Using statutory powers and other available mechanisms to acquire land
• Preparation and quality assurance of technical documents in relation to the identification of land interests and rights, negotiation of access to land for surveys, consents and acquisition of land rights
• Negotiation of Heads of Terms to secure land for projects
• Liaising with landowners, land agents, auctioneers, legal representatives, planning authorities,…