Agricultural Liaison Officer - Peterborough, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Due to continued growth within our
Environment, Sustainability and Social Value Team, we are recruiting for an
Agricultural Liaison Officer (ALO) to work on our Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Framework, based in
Peterborough covering site locations between
Colchester & Bury St Edmunds.

This role will be site based 5 days a week with the option for dynamic working etc.

This position has a
competitive salary dependent on skills and experience, in addition to a
fantastic benefits package including car or car allowance, pension contribution matched up to 10%, a day off for your birthday and a dedicated professional development budget.

About the project
Anglian Water has created a new delivery enterprise - the Strategic Pipeline Alliance.

"SPA" is creating hundreds of kilometres of new, interconnecting pipelines to help combat the impact of climate change and keep fresh, clean water flowing across the Anglian Water region.

The new network is one of the largest infrastructure projects for a generation and is a complex and challenging major infrastructure project.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a career enhancing project where you will be a welcomed member of the wider team.

Costain are looking for skilled people who'll help us shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK.

Together we are creating connected sustainable infrastructure to help people and the planet thrive.

Role requirements

The Agricultural Liaison Officer plays a key role in the successful delivery of the Strategic Pipeline Alliance, being part of the Engagement team reporting to the Stakeholder Manager and the relevant scheme Project Installation and Assembly Manager (PIAM).

The role will be an advocate of Anglian Water Make Today Great behaviours at all times and be a role model for all teams.

The role will cover the South of Peterborough (Colchester to Bury St Edmunds).

Key Responsibilities
Forming trusting relationships and being the prime contact with third party stakeholders such as landowners, farmers, tenant farmers, IDBs. This would include being the key contact and undertaking discussions where necessary.

Informing the landowners of project requirements and construction matters together with collating the landowner feedback to inform the Project team.

Responsible for coordinating all Pre-Entry assessments/ surveys on the land and collating additional information provided by the landowners / farmers

Liaise with stakeholders regarding land and land drainage matters and assist the project team and land drainage consultant with the post construction drainage design

Carry out pre-entry and access agreements throughout the project with landowners in conjunction with the Lands team and site teams

Record all interactions with stakeholders and will complete data input for monthly reports

Attend necessary project meetings and will continuously monitor for any conflicting information that could cause an impact on the landowner

During construction, maintaining engagement with the landowners and project team about construction matters and project requirements

Undertake site inspections during construction to monitor working practices are compliant to SPA working practices and their obligations to the Landowner

Ensure that the reinstatement works are agreed with the project team and landowner following completion of works

Responsible for the coordination of the required tasks to close out the project and to ensure minimal impact on the landowner

About you.
Engaging and enthusiastic with the ability to form good professional relationships
Good communication and collaborative skills

Car Driver
Be flexible and ready to travel and be located at relevant project sites when required
Has previously been part of a large-scale infrastructure programme, in particular ones that have an impact on agricultural businesses as well as knowledge in soils and drainage in challenging terrain and conditions
Has a can-do attitude and enthusiasm to innovate and get the job done
Computer literate in all Microsoft packages
Is a proactive problem solver keeping the business objective at the heart of every decision

Champions Sustainability Safety, Health and Environment by putting personal safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and helping the environment and communities to thrive
Having integrity by always doing the right thing in the right way
Must be customer focussed by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating, and meeting their needs.

About Costain

At Costain, we help to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.

We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK's infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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