Land Acquisition

Location: Jāmuria

Head – Land Acquisition & Land Management

Location:

Durgapur / Jamuria / Asansol Belt (West Bengal)

Reporting To:
Plant Head & HO Leadership

Role Purpose

To lead land acquisition activities for industrial and infrastructure projects in the Durgapur–Jamuria–Asansol belt by managing negotiations with local landowners, ensuring full compliance with West Bengal land laws, and executing end-to-end processes including transfer, mutation, and title regularization, while maintaining strong community relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Land Acquisition & Negotiation

- Lead acquisition of land parcels from local landowners for plant expansion, greenfield, and infrastructure projects.
- Conduct direct negotiations with landowners, understanding local socio-economic dynamics, sentiment, and expectations.
- Structure win–win settlements ensuring fair valuation, timely closure, and minimal resistance.

Local Stakeholder & Community Management

- Build and maintain long-term relationships with landowners, community leaders, local influencers, and intermediaries.
- Handle objections, disputes, and resistance through structured dialogue and trust-building.
- Act as the company’s local face for land-related matters.

Legal, Regulatory & Government Liaison

- Ensure compliance with West Bengal land laws and regulations, including WBLR Act, LARR Act (where applicable), and local circulars.
- Liaise with BL&LRO, Sub-Registrar Offices, Land & Land Reforms Department, and district administration.
- Manage approvals, registrations, and statutory documentation.

Transfer, Mutation & Title Management

- Execute end-to-end processes for sale deed execution, registration, mutation, conversion, and record updates.
- Verify land titles, encumbrances, ROW, access rights, and land-use classification.
- Ensure clean, litigation-free land records post-acquisition.

Due Diligence & Documentation

- Oversee legal due diligence, survey, demarcation, and measurement activities.
- Maintain complete land bank MIS including deeds, RoR, mutation records, and compliance trackers.

Risk & Dispute Resolution

- Identify land-related risks early and manage disputes, claims, and local objections proactively.
- Coordinate with legal teams for resolution of legacy land issues and court matters.

Team & Vendor Management

- Lead local land acquisition teams, surveyors, legal consultants, and liaison agents.
- Set clear timelines, KPIs, and governance frameworks.

Candidate Profile

Experience

- 15–20+ years of hands-on land acquisition experience in Durgapur–Jamuria–Asansol belt or similar industrial zones of West Bengal.
- Proven success in acquiring land directly from local landowners (private purchase model).

Domain Knowledge

- Strong working knowledge of West Bengal land laws, land reforms regulations, mutation, transfer, and registration processes.
- Practical exposure to dealings with BL&LRO, land records offices, and local administration.

Key Skills

- Exceptional negotiation and people-handling skills.
- Deep understanding of local landowner mindset and regional sensitivities.
- Ability to manage conflict, resistance, and long negotiations.

Education

- Graduate in any discipline;
Law / Civil / Real Estate background preferred.