About You
Are you an experienced and versatile Chartered Surveyor, looking for a new leadership opportunity, where you can build a new team to acquire land and property rights for an exciting programme in a fast-paced environment?
Are you looking for a new challenge where you will be working to protect the environment and making a positive impact on communities?
Are you interested in joining a expanding, dynamic and innovative team, where you will have the opportunity to shape delivery of a programme and develop new skills?
If so, read on......
You will be
An experienced Chartered Surveyor with extensive post-qualification experience in property/land management/development
An experienced leader and team player with excellent interpersonal skills and capable of building and managing successful teams of professionals
Be highly commercially astute, with proven negotiation skills and a track record in delivering the acquisition of leaseholds/freeholds/easements/licences/temporary access in commercial, central or local government environments
Skilled in managing complex stakeholder engagement in relation to property matters
Excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to manage and prioritise a high volume detailed caseload
Highly financially literate with an ability to forecast and manage budgets and expenditure with accuracy
About The Role
- Develop a framework to ensure the effective delivery of the a) acquisition of land and property rights and b) management of compensation claims, in connection with work streams forming part of the programme through a combination of voluntary negotiation and statutory powers
- Recruit a high-quality team, as and when required, to deliver all of the property needs for all aspects of the programme.
- Oversee and be responsible for the preparation of all documentation in relation to acquisition of land and property rights required to support any future Development Consent Order application(s) that may be necessary
- Work closely with Stakeholder Management specialists and systems and manage all aspects of external stakeholder engagement in relation to the acquisition of property rights and any associated compensation payments
- Procure and manage, via an appropriate process and delivery model, external specialist consultants, when required, to support delivery of the programme generally and on specific aspects of land rights acquisition and compensation management needs relating to the programme
- Assist and contribute to the development and submission of Strategic Outline, Outline and Final Business cases to government as and when required.
- Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team including technical, property, legal, procurement, Health & Safety specialists etc. on programme delivery
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
Schedule:
Application closing date: Sunday 15th December 2024
Sifting date: Monday 16th December 2024
Interviews: w/c 6th January 2025
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.
About The Coal Authority
Our benefits:
- A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
- Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
- Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
- Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
- Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
- Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
- Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
- Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
- Unlock exclusive employee discounts
- Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
- Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.
We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with. What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively. That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details. If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference. By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.
If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know. You can get in touch by email at recruitment@coal.gov.uk or give us a call on 01623 637000
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to
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