• You will also support our teams in the delivery of land access, landowner engagement, stakeholder engagement, and supporting projects through to the consenting stages/statutory processes.
• Work closely with our 300+ Land colleagues across the UK, Ireland and India delivering land services on a variety of high-profile projects across the energy, highways, rail, water, local government and aviation sectors.
• We actively support people in achieving professional accreditations and have Chartered Geographers (CGeog), Chartered Town Planners (RTPI) and Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS and MRICS) who can support your career progression.
• This role will report to a Consultant/Senior Land Consultant.
• Participation in our CPD-accredited Land Academy. Full training will be provided combined with learning on-the-job as part of our projects.
• Support the wider team in the identification of legal interests in land, through desktop research which includes but is not limited to, land registry title interpretation, companies’ details checks and address validations.
• Contribute to the Land delivery and success of high-profile infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland.
• Interpret and processing of incoming documents, such as questionnaires and access licences from landowners to support the delivery of land access.
• UK and Ireland travel, with some opportunities to travel further afield.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• Recently graduated with a degree in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or another relevant discipline and/or experience that has provided you with an understanding of land use and ownership.
• Experience of desktop researching and problem-solving, so that you can apply your skills to the process of identifying landowners/occupiers, land interests and rights in land.
• The role will require visits to sites as part of a team, to speak with landowners and stakeholders. This may involve periods staying away from home (accommodation and expenses are provided).
• Good communication and organizational skills, with experience in managing data.
• Proficient at reading and using maps and in interrogating datasets.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, and comfortable in being able to write and articulate your findings.
• Experience using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).
• The ability to travel effectively to various sites/locations is a necessary function of this role.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

South of England

We support high-profile infrastructure projects across London and the South of England as well as elsewhere in the UK and in Ireland. Local projects include Heathrow Expansion (third runway), set to be the largest land referencing project ever undertaken; solar farms across the east of England, Thames Tideway; Luton Airport DCO; TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and HS2. Many of our Energy projects are critical for the deployment of renewable energy, helping the UK economy to achieve net zero carbon emissions, and we support emerging rail, water, highways and other projects that represent investment in the UK’s future.

The role can be based in one of our offices in London (in the City at Chancery Lane or one of our other central London offices) or Guildford with the flexibility of hybrid working between one of these locations and from home.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

With us, you can. Apply today.