Telecom Land Access & Compliance Lead

Genus Services; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Genus Services is seeking an experienced Land Access Officer to join our North Sydney team. The role supports telecommunications projects by managing land access requirements across the project lifecycle, with emphasis on compliance, approvals, stakeholder engagement and maintaining accurate project records.

You will coordinate due diligence, notifications and approvals while ensuring relevant legislative and client requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in telecommunications land access and approvals.
• Experience with land access due diligence and notifications.
• Knowledge of telecommunications, planning, tenure and compensation requirements.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisational, and attention to detail skills.
• Excellent time management with ability to handle multiple deadlines.
• Competency using Microsoft Office and relevant systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Undertake land access due diligence, notifications and approvals
• Support compliance with relevant Commonwealth, State/Territory and local legislative requirements
• Identify and communicate with landowners, occupiers, public landowners, authorities, Traditional Owners and other relevant stakeholders
• Develop and issue statutory land access and activity notices
• Support the procurement of waivers, early access and delivery agreements
• Manage and resolve landowner and authority objections
• Manage and resolve land access complaints
• Coordinate required planning, environmental, cultural heritage, Native Title and tenure approvals
• Attend landowner, occupier, authority and community meetings and project field visits where required
• Review external land access specialist reports and telecommunications route plans
• Prepare land access reports, clearances and construction handover packs
• Maintain timely and accurate records within land access systems
• Work closely with project teams to support project delivery and optimise processes for the field workforce
• Identify and manage land access risks and issues

Skills

Land access management

Stakeholder engagement

Compliance knowledge

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Land access databases

Job description

Genus Services is seeking an experienced Land Access Officer to join our North Sydney team. The role supports telecommunications projects by managing land access requirements across the project lifecycle, with emphasis on compliance, approvals, stakeholder engagement and maintaining accurate project records.

You will coordinate due diligence, notifications and approvals while ensuring relevant legislative and client requirements are met.