Land Consents Officer
The role would suit an organised individual with negotiation skills and a rural background.
Application Deadline: 1st of November
Role Overview
The role would suit an organised individual with negotiation skills and a rural background. The work involves the acquisition of property rights and environmental consents necessary to deliver utility projects, negotiating access and settling agricultural damages and advising our clients on the effect of legal notices in relation to their operations. You will be working with a first-class regional team that puts priority on supporting the individual in their work and development.
Key Responsibilities
- To acquire land and land rights, environmental and planning consents required for utility projects in Rural and urban environments.
- To value and settle agricultural and other grantor losses associated with utility works.
- To interpret legal notices and complete options appraisals to inform client business decisions.
- To liaise between Grantors and Client Project Teams, advising them of the implications of schemes and contributing to successful solutions.
Key Skills
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience in rural estate/land management, agriculture or environmental consent acquisition.
- Professional accreditation such as MRICS/AssocRICS/FAAV or similar would be desirable although not essential.
- Experience of utility or infrastructure projects would be desirable.
Team Overview
The Infrastructure Projects team is a single department covering the whole of the UK. It consists of over 60 staff located throughout the country at entry level to those with over 30 years’ experience.
We specialise in Infrastructure and Utilities clients and projects and are passionate about the high levels of service and collaborative working with our clients.
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- Business area
- Rural & Projects
- Role
- Rural Management
- Locations
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Bury St. Edmunds
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
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Land Consents Officer
The role would suit an organised individual with negotiation skills and a rural background.
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