Lead Land Manager
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- Closing at: Jul 1 2024 at 23:55 BST
About the Role
Base Location: Perth (Aberdeen or Inverness may also be considered)
Salary: £55,200 - £83,000 + performance-related bonus + car / cash allowance + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The key duties & responsibilities will be:
- Leading a team of Land Managers across a given region of SSEN Transmission's network area, tasked with securing, maintaining, and managing robust land and property rights over a large portfolio of projects. A key focus area will be the "ASTI" projects relating to the UK Government's 2030 net zero targets.
- Successfully devising, co-ordinating and ensuring the successful implementation of Land Assembly Strategy in order to deliver project programmes for Large Capital Projects across Base Capex, Customer Connections and Strategic Wider Works portfolios as well as managing risk to future Network security.
- Responsible for supporting the Head of Land Assembly through an array of innovation strategies, devising and updating policy and guidance and working with key disciplines across the wider business to ensure a joined up approach to multi-disciplinary project strategy.
- Stakeholder engagement is an important element of this role, and you will have a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external, to develop and maintain positive working relationships in relation to policy over land and property rights, access and management of land as well as the approach to securing and maintaining rights in land and dealing with matters of valuation and compensation. The main stakeholder groups include landowners, tenants, their agents and relevant bodies such as local authorities, the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit and Forestry and Land Scotland.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would like you to have:
- Excellent understanding of landownership systems in Scotland and a practical knowledge of relevant land management matters.
- Excellent knowledge of land and property rights, including an in-depth knowledge of wayleaves, servitudes and land acquisition, and in-depth experience of dealing with necessary wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders.
- Excellent understanding of the relevant sections of the Electricity Act 1989 and the Land Compensation Act 1973.
- Good understanding of energy networks and their structure and governance.
- Membership of the Rural Professional Group of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, or alternatively aspirations to work towards these.
About our Business
At SSEN Transmission, we take immense pride in owning and operating the high-voltage electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to wherever it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're committed to upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future. By developing, building and maintaining a network for net zero, we're creating secure power for generations to come.
What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
What happens now?
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Shirley on / .
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
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