Land Manager

Land Manager required for a major Offshore Wind Developer based in The United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and executing the land strategy for the Projects.
• Ensure delivery of the external consultants working on land agreements on the Projects.
• Work closely with the stakeholder manager to execute the strategy on the land elements and commercial agreements.
• Develop and implement QA processes for the execution of the land agreements.
• Ensure strong cooperation within the Projects for all work packages in relation to delivering the Heads of Terms (HoTs) and Option agreements and Temporary Possession Powers needed for the Projects.
• Responsible for coaching and driving knowledge transfer in the Projects.
• Responsible for delivering land and real estate advice and managing input to due diligences and market activities relevant for the Projects.
• Provide updates on key showstoppers reg. land to de-risk the Projects.

Description of position: Key tasks

• Deliver secured options to the Project on time and to budget according to the programme.
• Execute the Projects’ land strategy, considering company strategic aspects to optimise individual project land optioneering and de-risking the compulsory purchase elements. Also include project risks, execution risks and landowner management.
• Define and manage land risk continually at Project level. Clear and proactive communication of risk to the Projects, to prevent issues in the Projects.
• Coordinate the development of positions on key land topics and proactively ensure alignment with other work packages across the Projects.
• Perform peer review and QA of HoTs and option agreements including key project documents, gate documents and procurement to ensure a uniform approach within the Projects.
• Review, challenge and adjust performance levels to ensure quality outcomes are delivered on time and budget.
• Secure that Project lessons learned are captured and implemented.
• Provide expert advice on land management topics within the Projects to maximise competitiveness.
• Manage advice to all project packages on land agreements.
• Manage Works Plans, crossing schedules, order limits and Landowners for the Projects.