Senior Surveyor

Overview

In this Senior Surveyor role, you help deliver critical energy infrastructure across the UK. You will lead a team within the Land, Planning and External Affairs department, guiding land rights and acquisitions and providing expert input on complex land-related matters. You’ll support public inquiries and tribunals, manage valuations, and coordinate with National Grid and external stakeholders to drive projects forward. This is a high-impact, contract role with strong collaboration across cross-functional teams and a clear pathway to contribute to the UK’s net-zero agenda.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional expert advice and technical support to the team
• Lead a team of surveyors and land officers on major new build infrastructure projects
• Offer expert witness support in Public Inquiries, Compulsory Purchase and Land Tribunal cases
• Undertake valuations using a range of techniques and methodologies
• Develop and deliver land rights and acquisitions from development to construction
• Implement National Grids Land Rights Strategy and support policies
• Report on programme, key milestone delivery, risk, and finance
• Communicate and manage internal and external stakeholder requirements
• Support Land Project Managers in project delivery
• Provide technical advice to the National Grid Land Team
• Collate and verify data/evidence for securing land rights
• Liaise with stakeholders including National Grid, external suppliers, and third parties
• Produce documents to an appropriate standard
• Attend meetings or other forums as required

Key requirements

• Degree/HND/HNC in surveying; chartered
• Experience in complex, high-value negotiations in gas/electricity utility
• Extensive knowledge in the specialist subject matter
• Ability to work as part of an integrated team with neutrality and objectivity
• Excellent communication skills with ability to handle conflict situations
• excellent communication
• team leadership
• neutrality and objectivity
• land rights and acquisitions
• valuations techniques
• expert witness support

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