24 Oct
National Grid
Great Britain
Job description
About the roles
The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050 and the energy industry is responding together we are building a cleaner, greener Britain.
National Grid is one of the largest green investors in the FTSE. The Great Grid Upgrade is part of our continued programme of investment into the UK energy transition, to support the UK’s net zero goals.
As a result we are seeing unprecedented growth in our land rights workbook and are looking to grow our Strategic Infrastructure Property Land Team.
We're looking for a Land Rights Manager to lead a team to deliver a portfolio of projects through development and into construction.
Such projects have been promoted as Development Consent Orders and / or Compulsory Purchase Orders.
You'll lead a diverse team providing an expert land rights service for National Grid. This will be in accordance with current legislation and best practice, to ensure National Grid adheres to its licence obligations and secures land rights for its new and existing assets.
Please view our video to learn more about what it's like to work in our teams.
This role is hybrid and we welcome UK wide applicants. The successful new joiner will have freedom to utilise a home location or any of our main offices including Warwick, London, Birmingham and Leeds.
We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.
About You
What we do isn’t just important it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who has :
- Experience of delivering start to finish land activities for infrastructure projects including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
- Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams (engineering, legal, consenting) to support overall project delivery.
- Experience of providing project and contract management services as part of delivering complex land right projects.
- Experience of the delivery of infrastructure projects through the construction phase is desirable but not essential.
- Significant knowledge of the consenting regimes and processes relevant to complex linear projects. This includes the Planning Act (2008) Development Consent Order and Compulsory Purchase Order processes and practice including the compensation code.
- Provide technical excellence in expert witness and / or the willingness to train to develop this expertise.
- Experience of managing (or willingness to develop relevant skills) a diverse team of people to deliver a productive and sustainable work environment.
- Preferably degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline and / or MRICS, FRICS or FAAV.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
At National Grid, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
What you'll do
In this role you will be required to :
- Lead a team of Land rights specialists and professionals to drive forward the delivery of land rights activities across a portfolio of projects from development to construction, including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
- Contribute to and follow National Grid Lands Rights Strategy (and other supporting policies and procedures) in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.
- Collate, input and analyse key data to monitor performance of project deliverables to time and within budget.
- Report on programme, key milestone delivery, risk, contract and financial management on a regular basis.
This includes being able to identify and distil complex land issues in a succinct and clear way in regular reports to the ET Property leadership team and Project Directors.
- Manage (often competing) internal / external stakeholder, landowner and customer requirements.
- Procure and manage external resource to deliver required lands activities.
What you'll get
- A competitive salary of up to up to £78,000 dependent on capability. In addition to your annual salary, you will also receive;
- Bonus
As well as your base salary, you will receive an annual bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance
Pension
We offer a generous pension scheme, where we double match, which means for every £1 you contribute, we’ll put in another £2.
We will pay a maximum of 12% into your pension when you pay 6%. That gives you a total 18% into your pension every month.
Company Car
We'll give you a monthly voucher value so you can select a car from the company car choice list. You can trade your company vehicle up or down by a maximum of 25% with a voucher value of £560.
Annual Leave
28 days annual leave, alongside the option to buy an additional 5 days.
There is also the option to use up to 3 bank holidays flexibly, With the aim to provide employees the ability to take holidays that are personally meaningful to them.
Up to three of the eight public / bank holidays will become flexible allowing employees to request to work on a holiday and swap the time off for another day during their leave year
Share plans
You can share in our potential success through our two share plans.
Our Sharesave plan is a three or five year savings scheme where you can buy shares at the end of the period at a reduced price.
You can buy Partnership Shares each month through our Share Incentive Plan, and become a shareholder and receive dividends
Family Care
We offer you a number of family friendly provisions designed to promote your work-life balance needs. Eligible employees are entitled to full pay for the first 26 weeks of maternity, adoption, surrogacy or shared parental leave, or two weeks full pay for paternity leave.
If you have caring responsibilities, we offer up to six emergency backup care days each year for when your usual care arrangements fall through.
You can also access a free online platform offering support and guidance to best help you combine work and family
Additonal Benefits
You will also have access to a number of additional benefits such as our Proffessional development scheme, technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
About us
National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30.
By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales.
Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas;
we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.
Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.
Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal : to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future.
Here, you will be at the heart of energy.
More Information
This role closes on 30th September 23 : 59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
Interviews will begin week commencing 7th October.
We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be.
We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
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▶️ Land Rights Manager - Strategic Infrastructure
🖊️ National Grid
📍 Great Britain