Land Development Liaison Support Officer

About the role

Land Development Liaison Support Officer

Location: Home Based, National (with office hubs in Leeds, Warwick and The Strand, London)

To work alongside and provide support to the Land Development Liaison Officer engaging with promoters of third party statutory consultations and developers of Town and Country Planning applications and other stakeholders to protect the integrity of NGET assets, land and other interests from development. 

There’s never been a better time to work in energy. It’s a time of opportunity and transformation as we strive to provide a greener, cleaner energy system for the country. We’re looking for people with the skills and enthusiasm to help deliver for our customers today and build an energy network that’s fit for the future. In return we can offer you the chance to make a real impact at work. Please view our video to learn more about what it is like to work in our teams.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to travelling to offices and project sites as required.  

Key accountabilities

• Review the impact of third party proposals on NGETs existing assets, land and other interests.
• Draft responses to consultations, primarily consisting of Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) and Transport and Work Act Orders (TWAOs).
• Work with solicitors to complete legal agreements e.g. Asset Protection and Protective Provisions that protect against any eventuality unduly caused by third party developers.
• Work alongside Asset Protection to respond to consultations (Town and Country Planning applications) which have the potential to impact NGETs assets and interests.
• Respond to Land Information Questionnaires from third party developers.
• Support the Development Plan Consultations workstream by responding to consultations and working with suppliers to meet with local authorities to raise awareness of NGET asset protection matters.
• Review implementation of protective provisions by developers post DCO consent to ensure developers abide by NGET requirements.

About you

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit current – or potential – experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills to ensure effective engagement with all relevant stakeholders.
• The ability to negotiate with a wide range of external stakeholders from individual members of the public, landowners, commercial establishments, contractors, developers. Managing often conflicting objectives.
• Some experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams (engineering, legal, consenting) to support delivery.
• Knowledge and understanding of the consenting regimes and processes such as the Planning Act (2008), including Development Consent Order, Compulsory Purchase Order and Town and Country Planning.
• Some experience of providing project and contract management services as part of delivering land rights projects.  
• Experience in land discussions with third party developers.  
• The ability to identify risks and communicate complex matters.
• Degree level qualification in an appropriate discipline and Town Planning (RTPI) is desirable.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What you'll get

• A competitive salary between £42,000 - £50,000 – dependent on capability.
• An annual performance bonus.
• 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. 
• A comprehensive internal training programme along with support for relevant  external courses. 
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role.
• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

About us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. 

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. 

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future. 

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More information

This role closes on 6 June 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. 

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