Land and Property Management Officer

The Land and Property Management Officer to join our ET Property Team! This role is responsible for leading the day-to-day management of Land and Property, as well as overseeing key contractors and suppliers at substation sites and non-operational land. They ensure that substations are maintained, managed, and improved to achieve compliance with statutory legislative requirements while meeting the needs of the organisation and its employees. Additionally, they manage day-to-day relationships with stakeholders at substation sites.

This individual leads the response to enquiries from substation stakeholders in the South East and London regions by liaising with National Grid suppliers, challenging quotations, and driving progress on various issues. They report to the Land and Property Manager, keeping them updated on key issues and developments.

This role will require some travel to National Grid offices and operational sites and occasionally staying away from home. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

What You'll Do

• Responsible for ensuring all buildings on the operational estate within the South East and London region are maintained to be fully compliant with legislative requirements as well as meeting the needs of the organisation.
• Management of non-operational land within the South East and London region to ensure all relevant risks are identified and reasonable risk mitigation measures are implemented.
• Assist Land and Property Manager to manage external supply chain in compliance with contract conditions and standards of service, ensuring contractual obligations are delivered.
• Lead on the production and presentation of compliance and management reports to key stakeholders, including Heads of Regions and their operational teams, plus groups of senior substation engineers. 
• Provide technical and building operational support to the ET customers by undertaking site visits, identifying issues and raising helpdesk jobs to rectify problems. 
• Monitor spend trends across South East and London region by challenging quotations, ensuring scope of works are correct and expenditure is allocated to correct cost centres. 
• Pro-actively manage, develop and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Keep in regular contact with key customers and provide them with regular updates in the resolution of issues.
• Conduct site visits to operational and non-operational sites within South East and London region. Proactively identify and undertake second line SHE assurance on the activities carried out by supply chain contractors. Support other SHE activity and initiatives initiated by Land and Property Manager.

What You'll Have

• Educated to HNC or above.
• A qualification in health & safety (NEBOSH, IOSH) would be advantageous management experience of operations and maintenance in facilities or land.
• Management experience of operations and maintenance in facilities or property services.
• A basic understanding of UK Health & Safety laws and statutory regulations relating to buildings management.
• General knowledge of lease and tenant management desirable.
• Understanding of the wider National Grid business and the ability to develop and influence a key network of influential stakeholders.
• Good stakeholder management skills
• NEBOSH/ IOSH – or willing to be trained
• Must hold a full clean UK driver's license.
• Willingness to travel across the South East and London regions and other work venues as the business needs require
• Experience of working with contractors with demonstrable experience of managing outsourced arrangements and improving contractor performance.
• Highly customer focused with proven communication skills at different levels with both internal and external contacts. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’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

Salary between £42,781 - £48,000 dependent on experience.

Plus:

• Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.
• 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year).
• Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• 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 which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
• Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!

Further Information

This is an Onsite role with travel required. The closing date for this vacancy is midnight 30 January 2026, with interviews due to take place w/c 9 February 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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