Land Consent Manager

Base Location: New Forest, Poole, West London, Slough, Reading, Swindon, Melksham, Andover, Oxford, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Aldershot or Petersfield

Salary: £45,452 - £60,899 depending on skills and experience + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Full Time | 12-month Fixed Term Contract | Flexible First options available

We're looking for a Land Consents Manager to join our team!

Our Land Consents Managers play a key role in delivering our growing project portfolio and helping us build a net zero future across our electricity distribution network.

In this role, you'll be responsible for securing, managing and maintaining the land and property rights needed for critical infrastructure projects, including underground cables, overhead lines and ground-mounted plant.

Working with both private landowners and public bodies, you'll help ensure projects can be delivered successfully while building positive and lasting stakeholder relationships.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact on the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy network.

You will be:

• Devising land consents strategies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and sustainably as well as managing risk to future network security.
• Managing preparation, negotiation and successful acquisition of wayleaves, easements, land purchases, lease agreements and access permissions.
• Assessing, negotiating and successful settlement of compensation claims.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to develop and foster positive working relationships.

You will have:

• Excellent organisation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience securing both voluntary and statutory consents for capital projects.
• Experience of working with key stakeholders, such as landowners, tenants, and their agents, local authorities and national agencies.
• Knowledge of relevant consents and environmental legislation.
• A full, current driving licence.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow.