Land Consultant

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of land referencing, land access, landowner engagement, and statutory processes.
• Identify landowners, occupiers, and interested parties through research and interpretation of land registry information.
• Liaise with landowners, land agents, legal representatives, planning authorities, and clients.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams to secure land access for surveys via agreements or statutory mechanisms.
• Provide training and mentoring to junior colleagues and perform technical assurance on team outputs.
• Manage commercial awareness, including budgets, scope, change control, and project data security risks.
• Represent the business in client-facing activities at a Land Consultant level.

Requirements

• Proven experience in land referencing, landowner engagement, or statutory processes.
• Experience working effectively within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills for stakeholder management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (including Teams) and basic knowledge of GIS/mapping tools.
• Ability to travel to various sites across the UK and Ireland.
• Ability to delegate tasks and undertake technical assurance of colleagues' work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of UK statutory consents (e.g., DCOs, CPOs, TWAs, or Hybrid Bills).
• Experience with wayleave agreements.
• Strong understanding of land ownership and management practices.
• Project management experience within infrastructure projects.

Benefits

• Access to WSP’s Land Academy for professional development and CPD-accredited training.
• Support for achieving professional chartership.
• Hybrid working flexibility between office and home.
• Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of major strategic infrastructure projects.

About the Company

WSP is a global leader in professional services, connecting the brightest minds to deliver landmark projects. Our Land team is one of the largest and most successful in the industry, supporting major infrastructure development across the UK and Ireland.