Assistant Property Acquisitions Manager

High Speed Two (HS2); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund 15%

Pensionable base salary

Competitive benefits

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking an Assistant Property Acquisitions Manager to lead delegated acquisitions ensuring land is available on time for the HS2 project. The role involves negotiating compensation, supporting public consultations, and coordinating with the internal property team and the Department for Transport.

You will manage information across Land and Property systems, prepare governance papers, and uphold HS2 values including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Right to Work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage communications and negotiations in a tactful way
• Stakeholder management across multiple groups
• Effective communication with a variety of stakeholders
• Project management from initiation to delivery
• Report writing and data compilation and analysis
• IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint or equivalent
• Ability to access, analyse and maintain information from multiple IT databases and systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in negotiating compensation including market value, disturbance, and professional fees
• Participate in consultation events to explain compensation schemes to the public and stakeholders
• Support senior team on acquisitions outside statutory schemes
• Collaborate with in-house property management and Department for Transport for timely land acquisitions
• Maintain accurate data in Land and Property systems
• Prepare responses to questions from claimants, stakeholders and MPs promptly
• Undertake research from various sources to support compensation decisions
• Draft approval papers for governance reviews
• Promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion in all work

Skills

Negotiations

Stakeholder mgmt

Communications

Project management

Data analysis

IT skills

Reporting

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Salary - Base salary: £36,000 pa to c.£42,350 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As an Assistant Property Acquisitions Manager at HS2 you will be responsible for leading on delegated acquisitions to ensure timely availability of the required land for the HS2 project.

About the Role

• Assist in the negotiation of claims for compensation including market value, disturbance, loss payments and professional fees
• Participate in consultation events to explain aspects of the compensation schemes to members of the public, stakeholders or interested groups
• Provide support to senior members of the team as required on acquisitions that are out with the scope of the statutory and discretionary compensation schemes
• Work with the in-house property management team and Department for Transport to ensure timely delivery of acquisitions
• Take ownership of all property and management related information that is developed or influenced by the scope of work undertaken and ensure complete and accurate data is recorded in the Land and Property systems in an efficient and effective manner
• Prepare responses to questions or requests for information from Claimants, Stakeholders, and MPs in a timely manner ensuring exemplary standards of communication are maintained
• Undertake research and obtain information from a variety of sources to assist in determining compensation claims and in responding to petitions or queries
• Draft approval papers for governance and approval panel review.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You

Skills:

• Ability to manage communications and negotiations in a tactful way
• Stakeholder management
• Effective communication with a variety of stakeholders
• Project management
• Report writing skills and data compilation and analysis
• IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint or equivalent
• Ability to access, analyse and maintain information from multiple IT databases and systems.

Knowledge:

• An understanding of the compulsory purchase process or other government compensation schemes (additional training will be provided).

Experience:

• Experience of project management
• Experience of working with suppliers to develop effective working relationships and manage performance to ensure delivery through the supply chain.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process : Removing bias in the recruitment process

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

Job Info

• Job Identification 260383
• Job Category Land and Property
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 2DN, GB
• Permanent or Fixed Term Contract Permanent