Land Rights Associate - Infrastructure Delivery

Ardent; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

GP & mental health

Cycle to work

Training & development

Team events

Job summary

Ardent is recruiting an Associate – Land Services (Land Rights) to lead land rights delivery across major infrastructure projects in Cambridge and the East of England. You will provide senior technical leadership across land, legal, engineering and consenting interfaces, representing Ardent on client projects and shaping regional growth.

The role requires experience in land acquisition strategies, DCO/CPO processes, and stakeholder negotiations, with a view to progressing toward Associate

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading land acquisition strategies on major utility, energy, transport or linear infrastructure projects.
• DCO, CPO or equivalent statutory acquisition experience.
• Strong understanding of land acquisition and access processes, including easements and wayleaves.
• Track record of leading complex stakeholder and landowner negotiations.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and external supply chains.
• Commercial mindset with client development focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead land acquisition strategy and land rights delivery on major infrastructure programmes across the East of England.
• Represent Ardent on client projects, maintaining high standards and managing interfaces across land, legal, engineering and consenting.
• Lead negotiations with landowners and their representatives.
• Secure easements, wayleaves and access rights.
• Manage complex land acquisition and land rights workstreams.
• Provide advice to senior project and client-side stakeholders.
• Contribute to bids and business development activity to support regional growth.
• Build your own professional network across the region.
• Spend time in both the Cambridge and London offices during the early stages of the role.
• Mentor and develop more junior colleagues as the regional team grows.

Skills

Land rights

Stakeholder negotiations

Project leadership

MRICS

Education

MRICS

FAAV

Job description

Ardent is recruiting an Associate – Land Services (Land Rights) to lead land rights delivery across major infrastructure projects in Cambridge and the East of England. You will provide senior technical leadership across land, legal, engineering and consenting interfaces, representing Ardent on client projects and shaping regional growth.

The role requires experience in land acquisition strategies, DCO/CPO processes, and stakeholder negotiations, with a view to progressing toward Associate