Land Consultant

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.

Land Consultants play a key role in the successful delivery of the Strategic Pipeline Alliance, being a part of the Land Team reportint to the Land Programme Manager.

This role will be flexible, but generally remote with occasional day visits to WWH as and when required. The role may also be required to travel when required to carry out site visits in line with the referencing exercises along K2R route (Caistor to Raveningham)

Costain are working with Anglian Water on their new Reservoirs Programme to support progression of 2 huge new reservoirs through DCO (Govt Approval). We are primarily acting as Anglian Water's Principal Contractor under CDM for the extensive site investigation works and have fantastic opportunities for individuals looking to join our growing delivery team, working predominantly across Sleaford (Lincolnshire), Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) and Peterborough.

Responsibilities

• Undertake key land referencing activities to support the project in line with the Water Industry Act 1991, such as:
  • Identifying legal interests in land, including freeholders, leaseholders, tenants and rights by researching and compiling land ownership records using HMLR, Local authorities and other such methods/ points of contact.
  • Compiling this information and accurately recording it in the land management system
  • Batching and mailing out land entry questionnaires to confirm ownership and agreement to access land
  • Processing returned questionnaires and ensuring that the land management system is updated with confirmed information
  • Carry out site visits and door knocking exercises to confirm land ownership/ interest details etc.
  • Work with GIS/ GIS resource to ensure that landownership extents are correctly captured on the GIS platform
• Manage and request land access for surveys (non-intrusive and intrusive), to support EIA requirements, and construction activities:
  • Work with relevant discipline to understand access requirements and ensure that requests are made and obtained in line with the survey request timescales and processes
  • Prepare, review and issue notices (where required) for surveys and intrusive works
  • Request access from landowners, tenants and occupiers that are affected by the surveys and ensuring that any access obtained is appropriately recorded
  • Maintain access records using the survey tool in the land management system
  • Maintain accurate communication records using the land management contact logging tool
• Support access requirements at later stages with management of landowner consultation and notice service in line with the Water Industry Act 1991:
  • Work collaboratively with the projects retained agents and agricultural liaison officers to manage and track landowner consultation in line with the delivery programme.
  • Prepare, batch and serve s.168 & s.159 notices in line with the programme to ensure that access is maintained at all times throughout the project’s lifecycle
  • Identify and report risks to access, and potential causes of delay
• Provide support to the agricultural liaison officers during the construction phase:
  • Assisting in resolving any identified risks or landowner concerns
  • Reviewing access routes and associated requirements to ensure continuity of access
  • Serving additional notices if necessary
  • Attend meetings to review progress

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Experience of being part of a large-scale infrastructure programme, in particular ones that have an impact on agricultural businesses.

• Experience using project systems to record stakeholder interactions and project progress

• Has a can-do attitude and enthusiasm to innovate and get the job done!

• Strong attention to detail

• Research and investigation to identify the relevant interest in a land parcel

• Engaging and enthusiastic individual that can form relationships at ease and is an excellent communicator who can build and sustain relationships with the project teams and external stakeholders (inc. farmers and residents)

• You are willing to travel and be located at the scheme location when required to carry out site visits in line with the referencing exercises.

Essential

• Equivalent of 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C or 9-4 including Science, English, ideally with a Grade B or above in Maths
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a diploma or degree in Project Management, Project Controls, Data Analytics, Construction, Engineering, or a related field.