Assistant Land Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Ardent Management

Ardent Management
Ardent Management
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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**Job Description


Job Title:
Assistant Land Officer***
Location:Birmingham
, with travel as required, (we offer Hybrid working supported by a

Smart Working Policy)


Type:
Full Time & Permanent***
Directorate:Compulsory Purchase & Consents (CP&C)


Company Overview:

Ardent is the UK's leading Development Consent Order (DCO) and Transport and Works

Order (TWAO) team for consent management, land assembly and compulsory purchase

projects. We are Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors and Land Referencers, based

in London, Cheshire, Leeds, Glasgow, Dublin and Birmingham supporting projects

throughout the UK. Established in 1992 to provide a 'one stop shop' for land and property

matters for major infrastructure projects, our client portfolio stretches across the UK,

covering high-profile transport, energy, housing and regeneration projects. We are the

leading land advisor for DCOs having supported over 70 DCO projects to date. Ardent

offers comprehensive land and property support throughout the lifecycle of a project,

supporting projects from scheme feasibility, throughout promotion, examination and

construction and in to operation. Delivering projects on programme and budget is at the

centre of our approach, together with providing clients with a flexible and responsive


services include:

  • DCO/TWAO/Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) project management
  • Consultation and objection management
  • Acquisitions and land assembly
  • Land Agency services
  • Scheme development and optioneering
  • Valuation and compensation
  • Land referencing, plan production and notice serving
  • Survey access
  • Property acquisition strategy
  • Data management and Atlas database
  • Expert witness and Lands Chamber referrals

Directorate Overview:

Ardent is the market leader in Land Assembly and Compulsory Purchase operating

throughout the UK. We deliver a concept to completion service for major infrastructure

projects and are the market leader in Development Consent Order (DCO) land advice,

having delivered on over 70 DCO projects and over 20 Transport and Works Act Orders

(TWAOs) across the UK.


Key Accountabilities & Job Overview:

We are looking for an Assistant Land Officer to work in our Compulsory Purchase &
Consents Directorate, who will be part of a team responsible for providing support to gain

the development consent for infrastructure and regeneration schemes for clients. Tasks


will include the following:

  • Engaging with Landowners and Land Agents, listening, and resolving queries.
  • Arranging meetings internally and externally, typing up minutes, seeing actions
through and resolving queries.

  • Responsible for maintaining accurate data in information management systems.
  • Attending Consultation events and representing Ardent and its clients in a
professional manner.

  • Building effective working relationships with clients and other stakeholders, both
internally and externally.

  • Supporting the CP&C team with the negotiation of agreements.
  • Liaison with clients and landowners on land access requirements, dealing with any
concerns or issues.

  • Supporting the CP&C team preparing written information and evidence for
Hearings and Inquiries.

  • Providing an interface between landowners/land agents and the client team,
capturing commitments and landowner requests.

  • Develop both professional and commercial awareness and keeping abreast of
work-related and industry updates.


Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required:


  • Degree educated in an area, which broadly relates to our industry _typically _
Geography, Estate Management, Construction, Planning, Legal or

Environmental.

  • Strong communication skills, orally and in writing.
  • Confident, articulate, a good listener and the ability to communicate assertively
and with empathy if required, with a variety of audiences from clients to

landowners.

  • Accurate record keeping. Good attention to detail.**
  • Ability to work within a team or solo, and to meet deadlines.**
  • Commitment to taking ownership of matters through to resolution.***
    Desirable:
  • An understanding of land assembly processes***
    Essential:
  • Driving licence

Why Ardent:


Our purpose is:
- "To deliver life-improving change, for communities and future generations" _

  • Our values are key to us within Ardent and we believe they set the tone for the culture _
- of our business, how we want to treat people and equally be treated. _
-
_Thirst for Knowledge__ - we embrace opportunities to learn and improve for _
- personal and professional growth. _
-
_Own It__ - we do what we say we will. We own our individual actions, are _
- accountable for them and take pride in adding value. _
-
_Be The Difference__ - focus energy to make things happen. Be beyond process. _

  • Stand up, stand out. _
-
_Enjoy the Journey__ - have fun, be engaged and be proud to be Ardent. _
-
_Adapt__ - we drive change and innovation to deliver growth and new oppor
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