Land Transaction Manager - London, United Kingdom - Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel

Description

Job Description

Land Transaction Manager required for a major offshore wind developer based in England

Responsibilities

• Responsible for negotiation of all legal agreements to secure identified land for survey works, construction & operations activities including land for electrical infrastructure, habitat management and access. Includes securing any additional land requirements as a result of required infrastructure changes.
• Exercise the compulsory acquisition rights granted as part of the DCO as required at the construction phase.
• Manage external support for land acquisition and compulsory acquisition process, including real estate lawyers, CPO lawyers and external land agents.
• Responsible for novation of all relevant land agreements to the OFTO.
• Work closely with other land transaction manager, Onshore Consent Managers and Project Development Manager to provide land transaction advice that might affect onshore scheme definition/routing etc in order to minimise project risk.
• Work in collaboration with the agricultural liaison officers.
• Negotiate land and crossing agreements to maintain a project's commercial position and minimise overall project risk.
• Responsible for ongoing relationship management with landowners throughout the development phase, through construction and subsequently operations.
• Liaises with National Grid (Electricity and Gas), Network Rail, UKPN, Cadent Gas, The Crown Estate, utility providers, Highways departments & local authorities.
• Travel to site required for meetings with landowners and land agents. Attendance at public meetings as required by the project.

Requirements

• Experienced manager (several years) with demonstrable experience in negotiating legal agreements for the acquisition of land preferably with first-hand experience of the CPO process.
• Demonstrable experience in management of people, budgets, programmes, risks and report writing.
• A thorough understanding of land transaction agreements and the consenting process and associated issues.
• Experience of renewable energy, utility, or offshore industries advantageous, particularly: electrical infrastructure issues associated with an offshore wind farm or linear development.
• Experience in working on projects and in teams where interfaces between a range of technical disciplines exist.