Land Rights Technician / Liaison Officer

Job Title Land Rights Technician / Liaison Officer
Location : Taunton
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent/ Full time
About the role:
The purpose of the job is to undertake the Acquisition of Land/Rights in Land and carry out Compensation work, including work on major Utility and Infrastructure projects, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects as well as other major and minor transport, gas, water and electricity schemes with a predominantly field based role.
Duties and Responsibilities:
To deliver a high quality service to clients, team colleagues and other business teams as directed and to ensure that all correspondence is authorised before sending.
To achieve fee income set in Performance Review albeit that much of the role requires support from more experienced colleagues
To manage the utilisation of time for the teams benefit and maximise efficiency
To provide appropriate assistance, technical skills and services to the team
Proactively engage with landowners to secure the consents required
Keep the client up to date and advise them on practical matters affecting land
Complete land referencing, including finding owners and occupiers of land
Deal with landowner complaints regarding on-site activities
Arrange site visits for serving notices, undertaking record of conditions and undertaking site meetings
Assist the team and settle compensation claims
Maintain accurate stakeholder records tracking progress and provide clear and concise records of condition
Work in line with client-set timeframes and targets to ensure the timely delivery of the programme
Work closely with project teams, often operating directly from the project / client site
Build and Maintain own knowledge and skills through company run training
To assist in the delivery of specific activities set this may include on site work such as records of condition etc and to work with high attention to detail
To keep appropriate records of current work that are required by the team and the firm and to ensure that all work is stored on the Worksite system
To maintain accurate time records on Changepoint, to targets set in Performance Review
To attend training sessions and team meetings and to maintain an appropriate schedule of training needs and achievements
To ensure that the appropriate Quality assurance and Health and Safety standards are met
To deal with all clients and members of the public professionally
To be an ambassador for Bruton Knowles both internally and externally
About you:
With an interest in land activities, candidates will have suitable transferrable experience and skills to facilitate delivery of land referencing, negotiating land rights and dealing with compensation claims.
Ability to develop relevant experience in Land Rights related work within the Utilities sector. Candidates with knowledge or experience in land as well as technical administration skill is preferred.
The job will require someone who has a proven track record in organising their own personal workload and responsibilities, the ability to determine priorities and consistently meet deadlines, providing an effective and efficient platform for the team to operate successfully.
Qualifications:
Preferably Degree educated in an area which broadly relates to Land. Other qualifications will be considered.
Essential Criteria:
A good working knowledge of IT is essential, in particular a familiarity with and understanding of the Microsoft Office packages including MS Excel, MS Outlook and preferably good keyboard skills.
Self-starter with good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and clients
The ability to work in an organised and methodical fashion, with a high level of attention to detail
The ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks to ensure that deadlines are met
A willingness to be part of a team and to interact with other professional staff
The ability to learn new skills and working methods and be adaptable to change
The ability to accept responsibility and, within parameters defined by the immediate performance manager, work on their own initiative
Clean and full driving licence
Benefits:
23 days holiday
Company Pension
Medicash
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Land Use Specialist, Land Access Coordinator, Land Rights Analyst, and Right-of-Way Specialist may also be considered

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