Land Officer

Cornerstone; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in energy solutions is seeking a Land Officer to support legal and property team efforts in managing land agreements. This hybrid role involves engaging with stakeholders across southern England, negotiating contracts, and ensuring all statutory consents are secured. The ideal candidate will possess practical knowledge in land valuation, strong communication skills, and a willingness to travel. This position provides a competitive salary and enhanced benefits.

Benefits

Business Travel Support

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Life assurance

HolidayPlus

Cycle2work Scheme

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in agriculture land valuation practices.
• Experience in the utilities industry is beneficial but not essential.
• Must have a full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to secure contracts for laying gas apparatus.
• Advise the business on statutory and planning consents.
• Document agreements and ensure obligations are fulfilled.

Skills

Practical knowledge of agricultural land valuation

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage a varied workload

Comfortable with lone working

Job description

Land Officer

Flexible across All Southern Offices | Orpington | Horley | Ashford | Aldershot | Epsom | Poole | Oxford

Fulltime | Hybrid – 2 days per week in office or site visits

Competitive salary package with enhanced benefits: Business Travel Support - competitive pension scheme – Enhanced maternity/paternity pay – Life assurance – HolidayPlus – Cycle2work Scheme & more

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The overall purpose of this role will be to provide support to the Business as a whole and the Legal Property team in ensuring that the Company has the appropriate property consents and agreements in place to protect and reduce risk to the group profile and its infrastructure/assets.

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here’s how you will contribute…

• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, including landowners, Land Agents, Solicitors, and Heads Of within the SGN Group, to prepare, negotiate, and secure contracts for laying gas apparatus. This includes purchasing and leasing land, obtaining consents, and agreeing on financial considerations, while managing project budgets and timescales. Also, oversee rent payments for SGN sites and negotiate rent reviews.
• Advise the business and secure all required statutory and planning consents.
• Agree access routes with the Business and landowners, and negotiate compensation payments for losses due to work carried out by the Group. Ensure landowners, occupiers, and Agents have a positive impression of SGN for smooth future negotiations.
• Document agreements with legally binding contracts and ensure obligations from negotiations are fulfilled.
• Instruct, oversee, and manage external Land Agents.

What you will need

We’re looking for a variety of skills and qualities that make you a great fit. If you don’t meet every requirement, don’t worry—we offer tailored learning and development to help you succeed.

• Practical knowledge of agriculture land valuation practice and principles or experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Experience within the Utilities industry is beneficial but not essential.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel throughout South east England as required, for inspections and / or site meetings and travel to London office for meetings as and when required.
• Ability to manage unsupervised a varied workload to demanding timetables.
• Strong communication skills to ensure effective passage of instructions and advice both written and orally and an ability to build rapport with a variety of people from different backgrounds.
• A high attention to detail.
• Comfortable with Lone Working as well as being a team player.

Why SGN?

SGN is a leader in pioneering research and development toward a net-zero energy system. Our cutting-edge technologies and innovative thinking are driving change in the gas industry, all while keeping people safe and warm. SGN is an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for 'Great Places to Work and 'Inclusivity and Accessibility'.

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