Land Manager

Orion Engineering Services Limited; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Land Manager for a contract position in North-West England and Wales. The role involves securing land for projects, developing land strategies, managing agreements, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in land management, risk assessment, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in land management and securing land agreements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage land risks and deliver projects on time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the land strategy for projects.
• Ensure delivery of external consultants working on land agreements.
• Provide land and real estate advice, managing input to due diligence.

Skills

Land management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Job description

We have a current opportunity for a Land Manager on a contract basis with a leading renewable energy company. The position will be a roaming position based in the North-West of England and Wales (Lancashire and Denbighshire). The Land Manager is accountable for securing the land for the Projects.

The Land Manager is accountable for securing the land for the Projects. The objective of the role includes executing and managing all the necessary legal land rights for the development, construction and operation of the Projects. The Land Manager will develop a strategy working with engineering and consenting to establish the best land strategy for the Projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and executing the land strategy for the Projects;
• Ensure delivery of the external consultants working on land agreements on the Projects;
• Work closely with the stakeholder manager to execute the strategy on the land elements and commercial agreements;
• Develop and implement QA processes for the execution of the land agreements;
• Ensure strong cooperation within the Projects for all work packages in relation to delivering the Heads of Terms (HoTs) and Option agreements and Temporary Possession Powers needed for the Projects;
• Responsible for coaching and driving knowledge transfer in the Projects;
• Responsible for delivering land and real estate advice and managing input to due diligences and market activities relevant for the Projects;
• Provide updates on key show stoppers reg. land to de-risk the Projects

Description of position: Key tasks

• Deliver secured options to the Project on time and to budget according to the programme;
• Execute the Projects’ land strategy, considering company strategic aspects to optimise individual project land optioneering and de-risking the compulsory purchase elements. Also include project risks, execution risks and landowner management;
• Define and manage land risk continually at Project level. Clear and proactive communication of risk to the Projects, to prevent issues in the Projects;
• Coordinate the development of positions on key land topics and proactively ensure alignment with other work packages across the Projects,
• Drive best in class approach to securing land
• Perform peer review and QA of HoTs and option agreements including key project documents, gate documents and procurement to ensure a uniform approach within the Projects;
• Review, challenge and adjust performance levels to ensure quality outcomes are delivered on time and budget;
• Secure that Project lessons learned are captured and implemented;
• Identify and drive opportunities for Project challenges on land agreements or topics to support reduction of LCoE;
• Provide expert advice on land management topics within the Projects to maximise competitiveness;
• Manage advice to all project packages on land agreements;
• Manage Works Plans, crossing schedules, order limits and Landowners for the Projects

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