Land Rights and Compensation Co-ordinator

Northern Powergrid; Castleford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double-matched pension

25 days holiday

Payment of professional fees

Job summary

Northern Powergrid Limited is seeking candidates for Land Rights & Consents roles to support landowner engagements, consents processing, and on-site discussions regarding new electric network works. You will perform initial searches and assist with payments, aligning with project schedules.

The role involves some field activity, regular progress updates, and collaboration with the Land Rights Surveyors team to ensure timely consents and customer communication.

Qualifications

• Two A levels or equivalent qualifications.
• Full clean driving licence desirable.
• Experience in Land Rights & Consents or similar roles is beneficial.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial land ownership and environmental searches.
• Issue simple consents and applications.
• Process payment requests and provide regular updates.
• Meet landowners on site to discuss consents and progress.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

IT literacy

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Two A levels or equivalent qualifications

Job description

In an evolving energy industry, we play a key role in creating and managing future energy systems that increasingly interact with our customers and smart & low carbon technologies, this is why we're innovating and investing today so we're ready for the demands of tomorrow. Our Land Rights & Consents Team play a pivotal role in facilitating a variety of works ensuring that we have permission to access land and property to construct new spans of electricity network and provide new connections to our network. Our Land Rights Support roles are either office based, or a mix of office and field based where you'll meet customers and landowners face to face to discuss our proposals. Our assessment process will give you the opportunity to find out more and will align you to the role that best fits your experience and skill set. You will be supporting our team of experienced Land Rights Surveyors, speaking to customers on their behalf regarding the progress of their new supplies, or to landowners regarding consents, payments or compensation settlements following site works. You'll get involved from the very beginning of new works (varying in size from small to large) and will be responsible for completing initial land ownership and environmental searches, issuing simple consents and applications, processing payment requests and completing regular progress reviews and updates. In time you will become responsible for your own landowner enquiries and be expected meet landowners on site face to face to complete simple consents yourself.

• likes dealing with people - you should be comfortable speaking to a range of different stakeholders on the phone, via e-mail or face to face and be able to answer their queries confidently;
• enjoys working in a busy environment;
• can coordinate multiple tasks at the same time and who has an enquiring mind;
• enjoys problem solving to be able to develop in the role and progress within the team;
• Is generally IT literate and able to input data and update internal systems accurately and consistently; and
• has a passion for customer service, seeking to deliver an excellent service providing professional updates and advice when required.

If you are looking for a varied and progressive career, have what it takes to be the best and want to energise your career,

Ideally, we'd like you to have an understanding or experience of one of the following areas, but this is not essential:

• Customer Service;
• Farming/Environment;
• Land/Property
• Law.

In addition:

• A full clean driving license is desirable.
• Candidates should hold 2 A levels or equivalent qualifications.
• We have several opportunities for enthusiastic people who want to develop a career within our Land Rights & Consents Team.

Starting salary: £26,676 - £29,395 (experience dependant) P&A L2 pp6-8, Along with a competitive salary of £26,676 - £29,395 (depending on experience) we also offer great benefits such as:

• Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• Payment of professional fees as necessary