Principal Land Consultant UK wide

Join WSP's Land team as a Principal Land Consultant and work on exciting infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. With a flexible hybrid working policy, you'll have the opportunity to balance work and life. WSP offers a supportive environment for growth and development, with training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities. As a leader, you'll be responsible for delivering projects, advising clients, and managing relationships with landowners and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Expertise in urban and/or rural environment, property, communities and stakeholders
• Experience in working on infrastructure development schemes with multi-disciplinary teams across a range of sectors and locations
• Experience of negotiating commercial terms with landowners and knowledge of the legal process for the acquisition of wayleaves and easement and negotiated access
• Demonstrable experience of reducing land risk for clients and advising them on land-related matters throughout all stages of a project lifecycle
• Ability to communicate effectively with strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative, being able to work under pressure and deliver high quality outputs
• Strong landowner and public engagement skills
• Good business and IT skills
• Adherence to quality assurance and good document management skills
• A degree in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or similar

Benefits

• Work-life balance
• Inclusivity & Belonging
• Health & Wellbeing
• Flex your time
• Your development