About the role

This is the time for action – we need to move at pace and reform our energy system – to deliver energy security, to tackle climate change and to protect our people.

Helping society to decarbonise is the biggest contribution we can make to the environment. That's why we're creating new jobs and investing in the critical infrastructure and innovation needed to deliver net zero. So join us, and bring energy to life.

As a result of the energy transformation we are seeing unprecedented growth in our land rights workbook and are looking to grow our new Strategic Infrastructure, Land Rights Team. We're looking for a Surveyor / Land Rights Lead to deliver projects, within the new Strategic Infrastructure team, promoted as Development Consent Orders and/or Compulsory Purchase Orders.

You'll be part of a high-performing team providing an expert land rights service for National Grid. This will be in accordance with current legislation and guidance, best practice and procedure, to ensure National Grid adheres to its licence obligations and ensures we secure land rights for our existing and new assets.

There’s never been a better time to work in energy. It’s a time of opportunity and transformation as we strive to provide a greener, cleaner energy system for the country. We’re looking for people with the skills and enthusiasm to help deliver for our customers today and build an energy network that’s fit for the future. In return we can offer you the chance to make a real impact at work. Please view our video to learn more about what it's like to work in our teams.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to travelling to offices and project sites as required.

National Grid continues to offer hybrid working from office and home and 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 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 land rights projects.
• Knowledge and experience of 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.
• 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.
• A willingness to train to develop into a land rights specialist.
• Preferably degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline
• Ideally be MRICS or have demonstratable substantial ‘on job’ experience.

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

• Deliver all land rights and acquisitions for our infrastructure projects from development to construction, including access to land, securing land rights, and the negotiation of compensation settlements.
• Implement National Grid Lands Rights Strategy (and other supporting policies and procedures) in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.
• 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 Land Rights Project Manager, Senior Project Managers and Project Directors.
• Manage (often competing) internal/external stakeholder, landowner and customer requirements.
• Procure and manage external resource to deliver required lands activities.
• Drive continuous improvement and deliver consistency across projects.

What you'll get

A competitive salary of up to £70,000 dependent on capability in addition, this role attracts an annual allowance of £3,000 which is paid in December.

You will also get;

• Bonus
As well as your base salary, you will receive an annual bonus based on personal and company performance

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• 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 £470.

• Annual Leave
26 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

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

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 at 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 be held 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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