Project Manager

ScottishPower; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Share Schemes

Private Medical Insurance

Health assessments

Job summary

ScottishPower in Glasgow/London is seeking a Project Manager (Land) to lead land access and land agent relationships for major offshore and onshore development projects. You will manage land agreements, compulsory acquisitions, and coordinate with internal teams to enable cable installation.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, GIS inputs, and risk management, with a flexible hybrid working pattern and a competitive salary plus up to 15% bonus and health cover.

Qualifications

• You will have relevant experience in Project management and Land Management to support major UK infrastructure projects.
• Experience in onshore and/or offshore development within a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• Experience in offshore windfarms, onshore/offshore grid connection works, is desirable.
• Experience in management of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to translate technical detail into commercial impact.
• Strong planning and analysis skills with the ability to anticipate problems and mitigate.
• Excellent interpersonal, report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate access to land for surveys through notices or compulsory powers.
• Negotiate Option agreements with landowners and third parties with internal support.
• Manage land-related GIS inputs for onshore cable routes.
• Provide land-specific project management support to onshore development projects including OFTO packages.
• Act as the point of contact for landowners and land agents on project information and works.
• Inform execution teams about land agreements and facilitate reinstatement and pre-construction activities.
• Manage risk registers and contractual material, and share with relevant teams.
• Attend kick-off and site meetings to ensure obligations are understood and met.

Skills

Land management

Project management

Multi-disciplinary teams

Commercial impact

Planning & analysis

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Time management

Self-motivation

Work under pressure

Tools

GIS

Job description

Job Title Project Manager (Land)

Location Glasgow/London

Salary from £54,800, up to 15% bonus and health cover

Flexible Working Pattern

Help us create a better future, quicker

You will have a key role within the Offshore Development Team working for the Senior Project Manager in the development and delivery of the East Anglia Hub projects.

The role will involve the development and management of land owner and 3rd party land agent relationships, managing the completion of all necessary agreements for development project cable installation and substation installation, to contract and manage land agents contracts, to ensure all site operations have due regard to local relationships and the terms of negotiated agreements/compulsory rights, to implement concluded land agreements, to manage Compulsory Acquisition process and to manage land related activities within wider development, preconstruction and construction team

What You’ll Be Doing

You will work with internal stakeholders and agents to ensure access to land available for surveys either through serving of notices under voluntary agreement or compulsory powers

Oversee the completion of negotiated Option agreements with private landowners, supported by internal stakeholders and agents. Oversee the conclusion of any 3rd party agreements with tenants supported by internal stakeholders and agents.

Manage land agreement related GIS images and inputs for onshore cable route.

You’ll provide land specific project management support to onshore development projects and including OFTO package lead, consent compliance team and wider development teams

Provide point of contact for landowners and land agents requiring information about the project and onshore construction works particularly. Provide interface between contractors and landowners to deal with any reinstatement works, development survey works, pre-construction works etc.

With the support of internal stakeholders and agents, provide appropriate information regarding land agreements to the execution team and then to OFTO divestment team.

Manage risk register (and associated contractual material) and disseminate accordingly

Attend kick off meetings, site investigation meetings etc to ensure contractors and project staff are aware of obligations within consents, landowner agreements or other relevant permissions as required by the specific role.

What You’ll Bring

• Relevant experience in Project management and Land Management to support the development of major infrastructure projects in the UK
• Relevant onshore and/or offshore development experience within a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• Relevant experience in development of offshore windfarms, onshore and offshore grid connection works.
• Relevant experience in management of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to translate technical detail into commercial impact.
• Strong planning and analysis skills with the ability to look forward and anticipate problems and thereafter plan and implement mitigating solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent personal organisation and time management skills.
• High degree of self-motivation with a flexible approach to work.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

What’s In It For You

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

Benefits

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [e-mail].

IMPORTANT

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Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

September-16-2026