Description
As a Senior Land Consultant at WSP, you will lead the delivery of land referencing, land access, stakeholder engagement, and land acquisition activities for major infrastructure projects.
You will provide technical leadership on the identification and verification of land interests, rights, and ownership, including quality assurance of land referencing outputs and statutory documentation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with landowners, agents, legal representatives, local authorities, clients, and project stakeholders.
- Supporting multidisciplinary project teams in securing survey access and land rights through negotiation, agreement, and statutory powers where required.
- Leading, mentoring, and developing junior team members, fostering technical excellence and contributing to training and professional development initiatives.
- Managing project delivery, commercial performance, and resource planning to ensure successful outcomes for clients.
- Driving continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across land services.
- Supporting business development activities, framework opportunities, and the growth of WSP's land services offering.
Requirements:
- Experience delivering land referencing, land access, landowner engagement services, and statutory processes on major infrastructure projects.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across a range of sectors and locations across the UK and/or Ireland.
- Demonstrable experience of reducing land risk for clients and advising on land-related matters throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Experience of infrastructure development schemes, particularly in the energy, highways, rail, water, and/or aviation sectors.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients, landowners, and other stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Degree or equivalent experience in Geography or a relevant discipline.
- The ability to travel effectively to various sites and locations is a requirement of the role.