Associate / Associate Director

Ardent; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent seeks an experienced Associate/Associate Director to manage project teams and oversee land services for infrastructure projects in Glasgow and Scotland. This mid-senior level role invites candidates skilled in land strategy, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement to enhance cohesive project delivery in a growing organization that values people-first leadership and continuous growth.

Benefits

Smart Working Policy

Medical health plan

Coaching

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Experienced in land strategy and negotiation for infrastructure projects.
• Confident in providing strategic advice.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage project teams and oversee land services operations.
• Provide strategic advice and negotiate land agreements.
• Ensure cohesive delivery for key infrastructure projects.

Skills

Land Strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Job description

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Location: Glasgow, with travel as required around Scotland (we offer Hybrid working)

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time (or happy to discuss flexible working)

Directorate: Land Assembly

Company Overview:

Ardent is the UK’s leading provider of land, consent management and stakeholder engagement services to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects from concept to delivery.

We are Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Stakeholder Engagement Consultants and Land Referencers, based in London, Birmingham, Warrington, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin and supporting projects throughout the UK and Ireland.

Established in 1992, we are a high-growth business, and our client portfolio includes some of the biggest players across our four core sectors of transport, renewables, utilities and regeneration.

We are passionate about delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations.

Purpose of the role

Ardent is seeking an experienced Associate/Associate Director to manage project teams and oversee the day-to-day operations of land services for our clients. This role is critical in ensuring cohesive delivery and support for key infrastructure projects. Leveraging your extensive experience, you will provide strategic advice to renewables developers, transport, and utilities authorities, defining the land strategy from project inception through to survey access, landowner engagement, and negotiation of land agreements, including the use of compulsory powers when necessary.

In alignment with Ardent’s values, you will ensure high-quality service, manage client relationships, and oversee the commercial delivery of workstreams. As a people-centric organisation, you will support the Senior Leadership team in people leadership and engagement, including the daily management, coaching, and mentoring of team members. As part of our fast-growing organisation, you will embrace change, collaborate with the wider team, and drive continuous development and innovation, while also having the opportunity to shape the future of Ardent.

Technical Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experienced in defining land strategy for assembling land for infrastructure projects including approaches to negotiation, commercial deals and market intelligence
• Confident in the provision of technical and strategic advice to a range of clients
• Skilled in undertaking negotiation of complex land agreements.
• Experienced in leading a team of professionals to deliver a high quality services and meet project deadlines
• Able to identify and articulate risks, propose recommended mitigations and escalate as appropriate
• Experienced in leading a small tender submission, engaging other areas of the business for technical support as required.
• Knowledge of compensation framework, CPO guidance
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement and landowner negotiation.

Ardent is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability status or other legally protected characteristics.

With people at the core of our business, we offer employees an unrivalled career opportunity rather than simply a job. In a fast growing organisation, we train, develop and support our staff to grow and achieve their career goals. This is supported by a number of initiatives to look after the wellbeing of our employees whilst allowing employees to work flexibility and maintain a positive work life balance.

We offer an attractive benefits package to include :-

• Smart Working Policy
• Medical health plan
• Coaching
• Cycle to Work
• Electric Car Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

For more information, please see our services page on our website at www.ardent-management.com

Interested? Get in touch!

Should you be interested in hearing more about the position or wish to send your cv in to [e-mail] or contact Stuart Thomas [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Consulting, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Real Estate and Business Consulting and Services

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