Senior Land Manager

SSEN Transmission; Inverness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance bonus

Flexible working

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking an experienced Senior Land Manager to support Scotland-wide projects, securing land and property rights, negotiating wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders, and coordinating stakeholder engagement.

You will lead landowner liaison, manage data and valuations, and work with planners, authorities and Government bodies to deliver the network’s resilience and development.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of landownership systems in Scotland.
• Knowledge of wayleaves, servitudes and land acquisition.
• Understanding of Electricity Act 1989, Land Compensation Act 1973 and Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.
• Experience with energy networks governance.
• Membership or aspiration to RICS Rural Professional Group or CAAV.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior support across a region of SSEN Transmission’s network area, securing and managing land rights across a portfolio.
• Lead landowner liaison and coordinate wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, policy and planning bodies.
• Support valuation and compensation discussions related to land and rights.
• Contribute to risk management and project delivery for major capital works.

Skills

Land rights management

Stakeholder engagement

Wayleaves & servitudes

Land acquisition

Scottish land law

Project coordination

Education

RICS Rural Professional Group member or aspirant

Job description

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Perth, Inverness, Aberdeen or Glasgow.

Salary: £60,000 - £77,400 + car/cash allowance + performance related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

The role

As part of our continued growth, SSEN Transmission has opportunities for experienced Senior Land Managers to support a wide range of nationally significant projects across Scotland. As a Senior Land Manager, you will play a key part in securing the rights needed to enable major capital projects, balancing strategic land assembly with effective stakeholder engagement. Working across a complex and high profile portfolio, you will help drive project delivery through both negotiated agreements and statutory processes, ensuring the long term resilience and development of the network.

You will

• Provide senior support across a given region of SSEN Transmission’s network area, securing, maintaining, and managing robust land and property rights over a challenging portfolio of projects, with a key focus on implementing strategy to underpin land agreements using statutory powers in the form of necessary wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders.
• Successfully apply and implement land assembly strategy to deliver project programmes for large capital projects across base capex, customer connections and strategic wider works portfolios, while managing risk to future network security.
• Lead and coordinate landowner liaison in relation to negotiating voluntary land rights, alongside coordinating the preparation of necessary wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders, with a focus on land referencing, data management, and the coordination of multiple disciplines to produce supporting statements for statutory applications.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders regarding policy over land and property rights, access and management of land, and the approach to securing and maintaining rights in land, including matters of valuation and compensation.
• Engage with key stakeholder groups including landowners, tenants, their agents, developers and relevant bodies such as local authorities, the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, Forestry and Land Scotland and local planning authorities.

You have

• Strong understanding of landownership systems in Scotland and practical knowledge of relevant land management matters.
• In-depth knowledge of land and property rights, including good knowledge of wayleaves, servitudes and land acquisition.
• Excellent understanding of the relevant sections of the Electricity Act 1989, the Land Compensation Act 1973 and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.
• Demonstrable understanding of energy networks and their structure and governance.
• Membership of Rural Professional Group of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, or alternatively aspirations to work towards these.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown power for the future and building the infrastructure needed for a cleaner electricity system to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Stephanie at [e-mail] / 01738 342963 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.