Support Surveyor - Customer Connections
National Grid
- Warwick Leeds
- £39,000-49,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support with the delivery of all land rights and acquisitions for our new infrastructure projects from development to construction, including access to land, the acquisition of land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
- Liaise with internal/external stakeholder, landowner and customers.
- Procure and manage external resource to deliver required lands activities.
- Support with the implementation of National Grid Lands Rights Strategy (and other supporting policies and procedures) in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.
- Assist with project reporting on programme, key milestone delivery, risk, contract and financial management on a regular basis.
- Some experience and/or knowledge of delivering land activities for infrastructure projects, including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills to ensure effective engagement with all relevant stakeholders (internally and externally).
- Some experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams (engineering, legal, consenting) to support overall project delivery.
- Some experience (or a willingness to learn) of providing project and contract management services as part of delivering the acquisition of land and land rights projects.
- Awareness of (or a willingness to learn) the legal and regulatory parameters that National Grid work within, including the range of statutory powers available, understanding how these then relate to the relevant project strategy and approach.
- Awareness of (or a willingness to learn) 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.
- Preferably degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline and/or working towards AssocRICS or MRICS.
- A competitive salary between £39,000 - £49,000 - dependent on capability.
- Job requirement car.
- An annual performance bonus.
- 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
- The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
- Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
- A comprehensive internal training programme along with support for relevant external courses.
- Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role.
- Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
- Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
- Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.
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