Land Assembly Officer

Savills; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave

Job summary

Savills is seeking a Land Assembly Officer based in Lincoln with a home-based role and occasional access to offices in Lincoln, York, Leeds, and Newcastle. You will manage multiple projects, lead negotiations, and coordinate with Savills teams to secure permissions for infrastructure developments.

The role emphasizes delivering client-focused advisory services, stakeholder engagement, and precise time and billing practices across rural and urban projects.

Qualifications

• Proactively manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritising workload and tracking progress to meet deadlines.
• Lead negotiations for land consents, acquisitions, and compensation claims.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and line managers to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, reasoned advice and recommendations to clients.
• Facilitate new customer connections, lease renewals, and land acquisitions for substations and underground cable infrastructure.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of billing processes and accurate time recording.
• Collaborate across Savills disciplines to deliver integrated and high-quality services.
• Maintain strong client and customer relationships, ensuring satisfaction and trust.

Skills

Project management

Negotiations

Time management

Communication

Client relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Billing & time recording

Stakeholder engagement

Education

MRICS

FAAV

Job description

In this role, you will take ownership of your own projects while being embedded within the client’s organisation. Projects will vary in scale and complexity, from small negotiations to large infrastructure developments across both rural and urban environments. You will also work closely with a regional Savills team to support the overall delivery of client services.

This is a home-based position with access to our offices in Lincoln, York, Leeds, and Newcastle.

Key Responsibilities and Skills:

• Proactively manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritising workload and tracking progress to meet deadlines.
• Lead negotiations for land consents, acquisitions, and compensation claims.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and line managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Provide clear, reasoned advice and recommendations to clients.
• Facilitate new customer connections, lease renewals, and land acquisitions for substations and underground cable infrastructure.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of billing processes, financial responsibilities, and accurate time recording.
• Collaborate across Savills disciplines to deliver integrated and high-quality services.
• Maintain strong client and customer relationships, ensuring satisfaction and trust.
• Exhibit dependability, resilience, and a commitment to delivering results.
• Professional qualifications such as MRICS and/or FAAV are desirable, but not essential.

We welcome applications from candidates with relevant experience.

What we offer you:

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade

Savills Land Assembly team in the North of England support a wide range of utility and infrastructure projects, from the installation or removal of a single electricity pole, to full overhead line rebuilds. Our role includes identifying and engaging stakeholders impacted by the works and obtaining necessary permissions to proceed.

The wider Rural division operates across the UK, with a network of 37 offices and 13 disciplines. At Savills, we know that everyone thrives and develops in their own way, and we have various tools and training to help you achieve your career goals. Working with us means being part of a welcoming and collaborative environment where you will work with colleagues to push our industry forward.

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Land Assembly Officer • Lincoln, United Kingdom