Senior Professional, Land / Urban Planning

WSP is one of the UK's largest Land services consultancies and is looking to broaden and strengthen
its team of experienced land and property professionals across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity
to become part of our Land team in the delivery of land referencing, landowner engagement,
consultation management, land access, wayleaves and consents and negotiations, statutory orders,
valuation, compensation agreements and land acquisition in support of strategic infrastructure
development projects across Ireland and the UK.
We support high-profile infrastructure projects across the Energy, Water, Road, Rail and Local Authority
sectors such as East West Rail, Heathrow, as well as HS2 and many other high-profile infrastructure
development schemes in GB. Many of our Energy projects are critical for the deployment of renewable
energy, helping Ireland and the UK economies to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions.
To find out more about our Land business, click on the following link and discover what awaits you at
WSP: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/services/land-referencing-and-land-assembly

• Be part of the Land team in India (Bengaluru / Noida), work in close collaboration with the UK Land team, delivering high-profile projects for private and public sector clients across the UK. Contribute towards growing our Land discipline activities within our India-based team, working in close collaboration with colleagues in the UK to deliver high-quality, integrated outcomes.
• In this role, as an Prncipal Land Referencer in the Land Services discipline, your goal will be delivery of detailed, high quality land ownership information to our clients. Land team gathersthis information by searching various databases, researching land registry records, and examining Ordnance Survey maps. Our clients develop major highway, rail, energy, and water infrastructure for which they need Government approval. You will work as part of a team of Land Consultants liaising with landowners who may be affected by the development and delivering the necessary information required to notify, gain access and subsequently compensate them for the impact caused by the scheme.
• Undertake land referencing activities including Land Registry and Property Registration Authority research, desktop research, questionnaire analysis, landowner liaison (as applicable), archival investigations to identify all legal land interests and rights in land and manage information in databases and GIS.
• Identify legal land interests and rights, managing relevant data within databases and GIS systems. Review affected landowners and rightsholders and negotiate access for survey purposes.
• Support the team in securing and acquiring appropriate land rights for large scale development

• Your work will also support our teams in the delivery of land access, land agreements, landowner engagement, stakeholder engagement, and in supporting projects through to the consenting stages.

Project Management & Delivery:

• Managing technical delivery of land referencing projects for the GCC Land team to the highest quality standards.

• Set clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all team member

• Develop and implement strategies that align with organisational and framework objectives.

• Oversee the planning and execution of projects focused on Geospatial Analytics and Data Engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring they align with business goals.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality results, optimizing team workflows and processes where

• Lead and contribute to business development and client relationship management as applicable.

A degree in geography/ planning, or another relevant discipline and

• Post Graduate qualification in Geography / Remote sensing / Planning or relevant subject with more than 10 years’ technical experience preferably UK/Australia/Similar region with focus on stakeholder engagement for land related matters, land ownership analysis (spatial) with sturdy foundation in the complexities of land-use and ownership across.

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