Land Specialist - #1780535

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About The Opportunity

Land & Property are involved in the preparation and delivery of all land related activities and statutory process associated within major development and infrastructure projects across the UK.

We are seeking dynamic individuals who have an interest in joining Land & Property covering all grades. If you have experience or interest in land survey, land assembly, land agency, real estate, land management, land consenting, agricultural management, land referencing and statutory process or dealing with the complex interface between projects and land interests, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As part of Land & Property, you will have the chance to lead on some of the most interesting and challenging projects. Our impressive portfolio of work includes an extensive list of major projects and programmes across the UK, in the transport, water, environmental, power and energy sectors, along with an exciting pipeline of potential projects across the globe. At the same time, you will have every opportunity to contribute to the strategy of shaping of our fast-growing team.

About You

The following personal attributes are critical to the success of the role

• A proactive communicator and collaborator.
• Open minded and a diverse, forward thinker.
• Identifies and challenges the status quo.
• Customer focussed - listen, understand problems and offer solutions
• Strong ability to plan and make optimum use of time.
• Pragmatic, tenacious and resilient.
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

These are the attributes that are used in the delivery of our services, but any experience or interest in the management of the interface between projects, property and people is sufficient to support an application.

• Ability to liaise with both external and internal stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of land referencing and statutory processes
• Project management and coordination
• Strong communication and empathetic negotiator
• GIS principles and use
• Knowledge of land consents, wayleave and utility rights procedures
• Stakeholder engagement and liaison (homeowners, public bodies, businesses and agricultural)
  
  
  

Why Jacobs?

Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.