We are seeking a professional to secure land and site access for infrastructure projects, foster positive relationships with landowners and local communities, and implement innovative measures to minimize the impact of construction activities.
About the Role
The Land Access Officer will be responsible for coordinating landowner engagements and property negotiations, conducting challenging conversations with impacted parties, and leading the timely coordination of land and property access requests, notices and enquiries.
* Lead landowner engagements and property negotiations
* Ability to have challenging conversations with impacted landowners and local communities about the project, their individual needs and impact of the scheduled construction activities.
* Coordinate land and property access requests, notices and enquiries with landowners, project teams and sub-contractors
* Oversee the implementation of Property Management Plans relating to each individual property holding
* Triage complaints and escalated issues, and provide first point of resolution to reduce project risk
* Foster positive and respectful relationships with landowners and local communities impacted by the project
Key Skills and Qualifications
We're looking for someone who is passionate about building strong relationships and has excellent communication skills. You should also be able to:
* Liaise with customers and stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external.
* Have difficult conversations and be resilient when faced with adversity.
* Experience working on a construction project is highly desirable
* Local area knowledge and deep understanding of local key drivers
* Relationships with landowners and communities in the area
* Ability to coordinate, prioritise and manage multiple tasks
* Sound knowledge of and proven experience in PC software i.e., Windows, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint.
* Able to work in a team environment effectively.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* A current and unrestricted motor vehicle driver's license