Principal Land Consultant

Requirements:

• Evidenced track record leading and delivering land referencing, land assembly and offering strategic consultancy advice on infrastructure or development projects

Essential:

Desirable:

• Demonstrable leadership and line management experience, with a focus on mentoring and team development
• Strong project management skills, including budget oversight and resource coordination
• Experience in client-facing roles and external stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge of relevant statutory processes such as Development Consent Orders (DCOs), hybrid Bills or Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAOs)
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Statutory Processes, Land Referencing, Standing Orders and Land & Property Industry
• Experience of managing land referencing teams and delivering a successful Book of Reference, Land Plans and other associated documents for hybrid Bill, TWAO, DCO, CPO schemes
• Excellent communication skills and able to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly motivated and conscientious and able to work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexible, enthusiastic and positive approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and remain calm under pressure
• Able to proactively manage workload
• Willingness to travel

• Track record of sensitively engaging with landowners or local communities in relation to major infrastructure consents and construction
• Experience writing technical bid responses
• Relevant chartership status
• Membership of a relevant professional or industry body, connecting with external professional communities

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

About the division
Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald's Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

Whilst reporting directly to the experienced Land Advisory Associate Land Consultant, you will work closely with the senior leadership team and play a leadership role in the delivery of complex infrastructure and development projects, leading land referencing and land assembly teams and advising strategic client needs and establishing trusting relationships. Providing mentoring and direction to support Working across multiple projects, you will draw on your track record to lead the delivery of high-quality technical work by drawing on a flexible pool of resources and adopting an agile, responsive approach to meet client expectations. You will oversee project budgets, contribute to commercial planning, and ensure delivery aligns with programme, quality and cost objectives.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Extensive stakeholder co-ordination; including liaising with the general public, property owners, resident associations, land agents, local authorities and solicitors
• Working with our GIS & Mapping team to interpret spatial data and produce Land Ownership and Access Plans
• The production and quality checking of statutory notices, access agreements and associated access plans
• Engaging with affected land owners
• Management of the production of the Book of Reference, Land Plans and associated documents
• Production of weekly and monthly reports
• Client interfacing
• Team management
• Representing our technical services externally through professional networks and with clients and partners, promoting the value of land referencing and advisory services

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

Location/s: London, Croydon, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff; UK
Recruiter contact: Steven Johnston