Senior Land Consultant

Mott MacDonald; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Land Advisory Principal Land Consultant to lead multiple infrastructure land projects. You will oversee delivery of detailed land advice for clients, coordinating with public bodies and landowners while guiding a GIS team and ensuring compliance with statutory processes.

Excellent communication, multi-tasking, and leadership will be essential as you manage Book of Reference production and reporting. Hybrid working and global opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Geography degree or relevant discipline.
• Experience procuring and managing land information for infrastructure schemes.
• Proven ability to multi-task and solve problems on infrastructure schemes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with public, property owners, resident associations, land agents, local authorities and solicitors.
• Work with GIS & Mapping team to interpret spatial data and produce Land Ownership and Access Plans.
• Produce and quality-check statutory notices, access agreements and associated access plans.
• Engage with affected land owners.
• Manage production of the Book of Reference, Land Plans and related documents.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports.
• Client interfacing.
• Team management.
• Provide the GIS team with guidance on data management and land referencing requirements.

Skills

Geography

Land information procurement

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Geography Bachelor’s degree or relevant discipline

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

Job description

Location/s: London, Croydon, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff; UK

Recruiter contact: Steven Johnston

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The Division

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

Overview Of The Role

Whilst reporting directly to the experienced Land Advisory Principal Land Consultant, you’ll be managing multiple projects and workstreams on major infrastructure schemes. The focus of this exciting new role and opportunity is to help build the growing business and to manage the delivery of detailed, high quality land advice for our clients.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Extensive stakeholder co-ordination; including liaising with the general public, property owners, resident associations, land agents, local authorities and solicitors
• Working with our GIS & Mapping team to interpret spatial data and produce Land Ownership and Access Plans
• The production and quality checking of statutory notices, access agreements and associated access plans
• Engaging with affected land owners
• Management of the production of the Book of Reference, Land Plans and associated documents
• Production of weekly and monthly reports
• Client interfacing
• Team management
• Providing the GIS team with guidance on data management, good practices and applying land referencing requirements to spatial data

Candidate specification

Requirements

• Geography Bachelor’s degree or experience in a relevant discipline
• Experience working on land information procurement and management for infrastructure schemes
• Demonstrable success in role requiring high degree of multi-tasking and problem-solving on infrastructure schemes

Essential

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Statutory Processes, Land Referencing, Standing Orders and Land & Property Industry
• Experience of managing land referencing teams and delivering a successful Book of Reference, Land Plans and other associated documents for hybrid Bill, TWAO, DCO, CPO schemes
• Excellent communication skills and able to liaise at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly motivated and conscientious and able to work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexible, enthusiastic and positive approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment and remain calm under pressure
• Able to proactively manage workload
• Willingness to travel

Desirable

• Management and negotiation of access for surveys
• Knowledge of ArcGIS Pro

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at [e-mail] and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Location(s): Birmingham, GB Cardiff, GB London, GB Leeds, GB Croydon, GB Manchester, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Environment

Job Ref: 16815

Recruiter Contact: Steven Johnston