Junior Land Consultant FTC

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

• Directly support the wider team in identifying landowners, occupiers and other parties that hold a legal interest in land, through research and interpretation of a variety of information.
• Support our teams in the delivery of land access, landowner engagement, stakeholder engagement, and support projects through to the consenting stages/statutory processes.
• Work closely with our 300+ Land colleagues across the UK, Ireland and India delivering land services on a variety of high‑profile projects across the energy, highways, rail, water, local government and aviation sectors.
• Support the wider team in identifying legal interests in land, through desktop research including land registry title interpretation, companies’ details checks and address validations.
• Contribute to the delivery and success of high‑profile infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland.
• Interpret and process incoming documents, such as questionnaires and access licences from landowners to support the delivery of land access.
• Attend and contribute to internal project meetings.
• Potential for UK and Ireland travel.
• Support professional accreditations (CGeog, RTPI, Assoc
  
  RICS, MRICS) and receive career progression support.
• Report to a Consultant/Senior Land Consultant.
• Participate in the CPD‑accredited Land Academy and receive full training combined with learning on‑the‑job as part of our projects.

• Recently graduated with a degree in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or another relevant discipline, and/or experience that has provided an understanding of land use and ownership.
• Experience in desktop researching and problem‑solving, applying skills to identify landowners/occupiers, land interests and rights in land.
• Willingness to visit sites as part of a team, and ability to stay away from home for periods (accommodation and expenses are provided).
• Good communication and organisational skills, with experience in managing data.
• Proficient at reading and using maps and interrogating datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable writing and articulating findings.
• Experience using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).
• Ability to travel effectively to various sites/locations (necessary function of the role).

Our Birmingham/Cardiff team works across the Birmingham and Cardiff offices, delivering land services on a variety of projects in energy, water, road, rail and aviation sectors. The role can be based in one of our offices with the flexibility of hybrid working between the location and from home.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close‑knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.