Land Assembly Manager

HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HS2 Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a skilled professional to manage land assembly activities across the contract area, coordinating compulsory purchase processes or agreements to align with the construction programme.

You will ensure PSC data quality, plan submissions, and monthly KPI reporting, and work with the Area team, Legal, ILA and other stakeholders to drive performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience of land referencing and assembly;
• Experience of compiling and analysing data using Excel (or equivalent), GIS and database reporting tools;
• Experience of operating within a project/programme environment;
• Experience of managing external suppliers including setting clear deliverables and KPIs;
• Experience of developing effective relationships and delivering complex projects to challenging timescales.

Responsibilities

• Manage land assembly operations across the contract area to ensure consistency with the construction programme.
• Coordinate PSC data quality, plan submissions, and KPI reporting; drive improvements.
• Lead regular FLAB workshops with Area team, Construction/Utilities leads, Acquisitions, Legal and ILA.
• Prepare documentation for DfT approval of CPO notices and related plans; ensure governance compliance.
• Maintain a register of notices and ensure undertakings relating to notice of entry or compulsory purchase are met.

Skills

Programme management

Data management

Stakeholder coordination

Presentation to stakeholders

Tools

Excel

GIS

Database reporting tools

Job description

Location

Birmingham

Job Description

Salary - Base salary from £41,092 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.

About The Role

• 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.
• This role is required to manage land assembly operations across the contract area to ensure consistency of process and outputs necessary to enable entry to land in accordance with the construction programme through the implementation of compulsory purchase powers or by agreement.
• Manage the quality of Phase One (and Two) PSC data and plan submissions, identify areas requiring improvement and work with the PSC to implement performance improvement; provision of monthly KPI measurements on PSC performance.
• Coordinate regular FLAB workshops and actively seek input from Area team, Construction/Utilities leads, Acquisitions, Legal and ILA.
• Prepare documentation for Department for Transport approval of all CPO notices (GVD and Notice to Treat), including signing and sealing of plans and orders for each work package area in turn.
• Maintain a register of all notices prepared and served for the contract area.
• Ensure any undertakings & assurances or relevant commitments relating to notice of entry or compulsory purchase are complied with for the contract area.
• Manage notice preparation using IT workflow based systems, supported by manual processes where necessary to address non-standard requirements or late interests in land.
• Working closely with the DfT’s Independent Land Advisor (ILA) and Legal, secure approval for service of notices in accordance with the established governance processes.

Skills

• Programme management skills and the ability to ensure deliverables are provided within agreed timeframe, cost and quality criteria;
• Data management skills, including analysis and assurance of referencing data and spatial information;
• Ability to produce information with ability to present it to a variety of stakeholders;
• Ability to coordinate groups of stakeholders to agree requirements.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of land referencing, assembly, registration and titles management including requirements for infrastructure schemes underpinned by differing legislative procedures (e.g. Hybrid Bill, Transport & Works Act Order, Development Consent Order, Compulsory Purchase Order)
• Understanding and experience of land assembly activities and compulsory purchase including established industry practices;
• Understanding of land powers contained in differing legislative procedures underpinning infrastructure schemes (e.g. Hybrid Bill, Transport & Works Act Order, Development Consent Order, Compulsory Purchase Order).

Type Of Experience

• Experience of land referencing and assembly;
• Experience of compiling and analysing data using Excel (or equivalent), GIS and database reporting tools;
• Experience of operating within a project/programme environment;
• Experience of managing external suppliers including setting clear deliverables and KPIs;
• Experience of developing effective relationships and delivering complex projects to challenging timescales.

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.