Land Development Officer

About the role

Land Development Officer

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

We're at the forefront of the biggest period of change in the electricity network since the 1960s to meet the demands of Net Zero; upgrading infrastructure across the country to connect more clean, affordable energy to the grid – moving it from where it’s generated to where it’s needed by UK homes and businesses. We need to enable new customer focussed connections and coordinate third party works on our sites at a much larger scale – efficiently and collaboratively in this digital age.  

As a Land Development Officer, you'll work as part of a team supporting the delivery of land rights through the Use of NGET Land Process for third party customers in England and Wales. You'll be part of a team providing a land rights service for National Grid. This will be in accordance with current legislation and guidance, best practice and procedure, to ensure National Grid adheres to its licence obligations.  

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

• Delivery of new land rights – leases/easements/Interface agreement for third party customers.
• Support and work with the Land Development Manager in the disposal of high value freehold disposals or establishing new leases.
• Work with, co-ordinate and manage the supply chain on the disposal of land rights by adhering to the Use of NGET Land Process in a transparent, credible, consistent and economic way.  
• Remove constraints to enable new land opportunities and maximise land value, including planning constraints, tenancy matters, and operational equipment. Develop relationships and understand operational needs of the business to mitigate any concerns in relation to disposing of land rights.
• Support land clearance officers to get sites passed through the surplus declaration process by removing blockers and challenging outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to Use of NGET Land Process.  
• Engage and build relationships with potential customers, tenants and purchasers.
• Work with connection customers and the Customer Connection Team to enhance their connection journey and make the process of land rights seamless.  
• Stakeholder identification and management both internal and external.
• Reporting on projects in terms of programme, risk and finance.
• Develop the ‘UKLP Land and Property’ brand internally and externally.
• Passion for delivering a high quality service, with significant enthusiasm to achieve results in a fast paced, high pressure environment.

About you

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

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills to ensure effective engagement with all relevant stakeholders.  
• Experience in working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams of internal staff and external firms to support delivery (engineering, legal etc.).
• Project management, co-ordination and delivery skills.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Experience in producing high quality and detailed information in a clear and accessible way.
• Degree level qualification, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.
• Experience in land discussions with third party customers is desirable.  
• Chartered Surveyor – Member/Fellow Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors MRICS/FRICS/AssocRICS is desirable.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £48,000 - £55,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a job requirement company car, a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of 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.

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 3 August 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. Interviews to be held week commencing 18 and 25 August.

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