Land Referencing Manager

Open Spaces; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Hybrid work locations

Job summary

Open Spaces is seeking an experienced Land Referencing Manager to deliver statutory land referencing services across major infrastructure, energy, utilities and regeneration schemes. The role blends hands-on technical delivery with QA, mentoring, and the deployment of their Land Referencing platform.

Based in London, you will lead ownership identification, title analysis and interests reconciliation, prepare Books of Reference and land plans, ensure GIS-data consistency, and support junior staff

Qualifications

• Extensive land referencing skills and experience in statutory infrastructure schemes.
• Knowledge of planning and compulsory purchase processes (DCO/TWAO/GVD) is preferred.
• Experience with GIS-supported land referencing workflows is advantageous.
• Mentoring, developing and managing a team is essential.
• Business development mindset with client service focus is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support land referencing activities for CPO, DCO, TWAO and GVD schemes.
• Undertake ownership identification, title analysis and interests reconciliation.
• Prepare and review Books of Reference, land plans, schedules and statutory documentation.
• Ensure consistency between GIS datasets, plans and written schedules.
• Support QA processes, peer review and audit readiness.
• Provide technical support and mentoring to junior land referencers.
• Liaise with surveyors, land agents, legal teams and clients to resolve complex land matters.

Skills

Land Referencing

Ownership identification

Title analysis

Interests reconciliation

Books of Reference

GIS workflows

Mentoring

Client liaison

Job description

Competitive salary and car allowance. Role can be based from London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Hybrid.

Our client is looking for an experienced Land Referencing Manager to play a key role in the delivery of statutory land referencing services across major infrastructure, energy, utilities and regeneration schemes. The role combines hands‑on technical delivery with quality assurance, mentoring, and active involvement in the deployment and embedding of their Land Referencing platform.

Our client is offering an excellent overall salary package which includes fantastic benefits and a car allowance of £4,515.

Main tasks:

• Lead and support land referencing activities for CPO, DCO, TWAO and GVD schemes
• Undertake ownership identification, title analysis and interests reconciliation
• Prepare and review Books of Reference, land plans, schedules and statutory documentation
• Ensure consistency between GIS datasets, plans and written schedules
• Support quality assurance processes, peer review and audit readiness
• Provide technical support and mentoring to junior land referencers.
• Liaise with surveyors, land agents, legal teams and clients to resolve complex land matters.

What will it take to be successful?

Have gained extensive Land Referencing skills and ideally have experience of working in land referencing on statutory infrastructure schemes.

A thorough knowledge of planning and compulsory purchase legislation, DCO, TWAO and GVD processes and experience working with GIS-supported land referencing workflows are ideally required.

If you have a thorough knowledge of digital delivery platforms or data-led QA processes this would be advantageous as would strong commercial awareness and experience supporting system or process improvement initiatives.

Previous experience of mentoring, developing and managing a team is essential to this role.

Our client would like you to possess a business development-orientated attitude, with a focus on providing excellent customer service and quality to their clients.

If you don't feel you quite meet the above criteria but do feel you have some of the qualities they are looking for, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further