Senior Land Referencer

Fisher German; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday scheme

Enhanced family leave

24/7 mental health support

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Fisher German is seeking a Senior Land Referencer to join our expanding team in Stafford. This key role involves overseeing data quality and developing methodologies that support land referencing on major projects. Candidates may already be in a land referencing role looking to advance, or experienced Senior Land Referencers seeking a new challenge.

Enjoy a generous benefits package including a bonus scheme, up to 30 days of holiday, and a hybrid working policy. Join a company proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Qualifications

• Degree in geography, land surveying or similar discipline which relates to land.
• Proven experience in land referencing on major projects towards DCO/CPO/TWAOs.
• Strong communication skills for interaction with clients and landowners.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing data input into ownership database.
• Developing land referencing methodologies to support project delivery.
• Liaising with GIS and project delivery teams on progress.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Data analysis

GIS knowledge

Education

Degree in geography, land surveying or similar discipline

Tools

GIS systems

FME

Job description

We have a very exciting opportunity for a Senior Land Referencer to come and join our rapidly expanding Land Referencing team. This role is pivotal in assisting to expand the knowledge and experience we currently have in the team, to meet the increasing needs of our clients. You could be a Land Referencer currently and looking for a step‑up, or you could already be a Senior Land Referencer who is looking for a new and fresh challenge, as well as the opportunity to develop and support a newly created team.

We have been providing land referencing services for projects large and small for over 20 years. The team work on major projects across a range of utilities, from small solar farms to large reservoir and electricity schemes, alongside other smaller land referencing projects with a unified approach and working practice. Working closely with the project delivery and GIS teams, our land referencing team is key to the consistent and proven delivery of diligent land referencing to support DCO’s/CPOs or TWAOS.

This is a permanent, full‑time position (Mon‑Fri), based from our office in Stafford. We also operate a hybrid working policy.

Benefits

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part‑time)

Duties

• Overseeing and quality assurance of data inputted into our ownership database
• Application and development of land referencing methodologies and processes to support project enquiry delivery
• Overseeing teams and processes used for site visits
• Data management to include interpretation and analysis of all data associated with land
• Reviewing complex title documents and integrating resulting data into BOR schedules
• Liaising with GIS and project delivery teams
• Reporting to client and project teams on progress

Qualifications

• Degree in geography, land surveying or similar discipline which relates to land
• Proven experience within land referencing working on major projects going towards DCO/CPO/TWAOs
• Able to manage multiple projects and team members at once
• Strong communication skills and able to communicate with both internal clients and external clients and landowners
• Full Driving licence
• Knowledge of GIS systems and FME

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.