Description
We are seeking a Principal Land Consultant to lead the delivery of land workstreams for DCO and major infrastructure projects.
As a Principal Land Consultant, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the delivery of land workstreams for DCO and major infrastructure projects, including land referencing, land access, statutory consultation, and land acquisition activities.
- Liaising with landowners, land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, key stakeholders, contractors, and clients.
- Collaborating with engineering, environmental, planning, and project management teams within WSP and across project supply chains.
- Leading quality assurance reviews of deliverables relating to the identification of land interests and rights, land referencing, access agreements, statutory processes, land acquisition, and planning applications.
- Supporting continuous improvement by promoting quality, innovation, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned across projects and regions.
- Ensuring the successful delivery of land projects safely, on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, building and managing strong internal and external relationships.
- Providing people leadership as a role model within the Land team, managing, motivating, mentoring, and developing colleagues.
- Contributing to business planning, resource management, and the delivery of the wider Land business strategy.
- Supporting business development activities, including the preparation of bids, tenders, and client proposals.
- Delivering technical training and sharing knowledge across the business through contributions to our CPD-accredited Land Academy.
- Undertaking travel across the UK and Ireland, with the potential for occasional travel to WSP's Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India.
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
- Experience working on major infrastructure projects within multidisciplinary teams across a range of sectors and locations.
- Expertise in land, property, communities, and stakeholder engagement within urban and/or rural environments.
- Demonstrable experience of identifying and mitigating land risks and advising clients throughout the project lifecycle.
- Experience negotiating with landowners and their representatives, including securing access, wayleaves, easements, and other land rights.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing competing priorities while delivering high-quality outputs.
- Strong quality assurance, document management, business, and IT skills.
- Degree qualified in Geography or a related discipline.
- Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional body would be advantageous.
- Ability to travel effectively to project sites and client locations as required.