Location
Leeds or Newcastle offices, with hybrid working flexibility between office and home. Ideally located within North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, County Durham, Teesside, Tyne and Wear or North Lincolnshire.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At WSP, you can contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. Our Land team is the largest and most successful in the industry, delivering major strategic infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. This role offers the opportunity to develop or advance your career by supporting infrastructure development through land referencing, landowner engagement, consultation management, land access, statutory orders, compensation agreements, and land acquisition.

As a Senior Land Consultant, you will focus on securing land and land access, arranging surveys, and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landowners via statutory powers and negotiation. You will lead audits and quality assurance of land referencing documentation, integrate land requirements with engineering, planning, and environmental strategies, and provide senior-level advice to clients and project boards on land acquisition risks and opportunities.

You will oversee compliance with statutory processes, resolve disputes diplomatically, contribute to commercial strategy and risk management, and establish training and succession planning within the Land team. This role involves people management, team leadership, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across sectors and locations in the UK and Ireland. Travel within the UK and Ireland is required, with possible travel to WSP’s Global Capability Centre in India.

WSP offers a supportive environment investing in your development through the Land Academy, chartership support, mentoring, and a broad variety of projects to broaden your skills in GIS, Data Management, Valuations, Negotiations, Referencing, Access, and Project Management. Day-to-day activities include site work, landowner engagement, access negotiations, client meetings, project management, report writing, data management, digital innovation scoping, and map production.

Join a close-knit community of talented individuals passionate about making a positive impact locally and globally. Apply today and imagine a better future for you and for us all.

Experience
- Degree or equivalent experience in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or a relevant discipline
- Experience delivering land referencing, land access, landowner engagement services and statutory processes on major infrastructure projects
- Experience negotiating with landowners and knowledge of legal processes for acquisition of wayleaves, easements or servitudes desirable
- Proven track record reducing land risk for clients and advising on land-related matters throughout project lifecycles
- Experience developing Orders or equivalent and/or acquisition of consents and interests in land, with knowledge of relevant legislation
- Experience working on infrastructure development schemes, particularly in energy, highways, rail, water or aviation sectors
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams across sectors and locations in the UK and/or Ireland
- Knowledge of land access permissions, s172 licences, and site safety preferred

About you
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build relationships with colleagues, landowners, clients and stakeholders at all levels
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust and maintaining positive relationships
- Ability to arrange and coordinate land surveys ensuring legal and environmental compliance
- Ability to manage junior team members, providing support, technical training and career development
- Ability to travel effectively to various sites and locations
- Knowledge of urban and/or rural environments and farming practices desirable
- Commitment to adhering to WSP Health & Safety procedures for all site work

Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline as above
- Chartership or membership of a professional body advantageous
- Willingness to engage in continuous professional development through WSP’s Land Academy and other training opportunities