Senior Surveyor - Land Services

Joshua Robert is pleased to be working with Ardent to recruit an experienced Senior Surveyor to join its growing East of England team in Cambridge.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Ardent at an important stage of its regional growth. The successful candidate will take ownership of complex land acquisition matters across major infrastructure projects throughout the East of England.

This is a hands-on delivery role, suited to someone who can take complex land matters and run with them. You will be responsible for negotiating Heads of Terms, securing easements, wayleaves and leases, and dealing directly with landowners, agents and other key stakeholders.

You may also work as part of a client's land team alongside land, legal, engineering and consenting colleagues, while reporting to Ardent's Senior Associate Director and Regional Head for the East of England.

The role will suit someone who combines strong technical judgement with excellent project controls and is comfortable managing significant work streams with minimal supervision.

• Independently deliver complex land acquisition matters on major infrastructure projects
• Negotiate Heads of Terms and secure easements, wayleaves, leases and land acquisitions
• Engage directly with landowners, agents and other stakeholders
• Prepare and manage DCO and CPO documentation
• Take ownership of significant work streams and drive them through to completion
• Build strong relationships with clients, landowners and professional advisers
• Develop your own network across the region
• Spend time in both the Cambridge and London offices during the early stages of the role
• Support and develop more junior colleagues as the regional team grows

Ardent is an infrastructure and regeneration specialist focused on delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations.

With more than 35 years' experience, Ardent has established itself as a market leader in Land Assembly & Compulsory Purchase and Development Consent Order (DCO) land advice.

The business has the largest team of CPO surveyors in the UK and Ireland and has:

• Submitted more than 100 DCOs
• Been involved in more than 150 major DCO, CPO and TWAO projects
• Acted as the property expert at more than 100 DCO examinations
• Supported 15,000 new homes
• Powered 15 million homes through Ardent projects

Ardent is now investing heavily in its regional growth, with the East of England representing a key part of its long-term strategy.

This is an opportunity to join one of Ardent's newest regional teams at an early stage and play a genuine role in shaping its continued development.

We are looking for an experienced land professional with a strong track record of independently delivering complex acquisition matters.

You will ideally have:

• Experience independently delivering complex land acquisition matters on utility, energy, transport or linear infrastructure projects
• Proven Heads of Terms negotiation experience
• Strong working knowledge of easements, wayleaves, leases and land acquisition
• Experience of DCO or CPO documentation
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Confidence engaging directly with landowners, agents and other stakeholders
• Compensation and valuation awareness
• The ability to manage significant work streams with minimal supervision
• Chartered status (MRICS or equivalent) is preferred but not essential
• Experience with in energy, utilities or linear infrastructure would be advantageous
• Rural practitioners and candidates with transferable land experience from sectors such as telecoms will also be considered.

Most importantly, you will have the ambition to progress and a genuine interest in helping to build and shape a growing regional team.

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