Senior Surveyor - East of England
About the role
Join the team delivering The Great Grid Upgrade
The UK's transition to cleaner energy depends on major infrastructure being delivered at an unprecedented scale.
Aligned to projects across the East of England, you'll take ownership of challenging land matters, lead negotiations and provide trusted advice that helps projects progress from development through to delivery. You'll have the autonomy to make decisions, influence project outcomes and build the relationships that keep projects moving forward.
Alongside career-defining work, you'll benefit from flexible hybrid working and access to our Warwick Head Office, giving you the freedom to balance collaboration, field-based activity and autonomy in a way that works for you.
Why join our Lands team
Our Lands team combines deep technical expertise with a genuinely collaborative culture. You'll work alongside some of the industry's most respected professionals on nationally significant infrastructure projects, including The Great Grid Upgrade, taking ownership of complex challenges and helping shape the UK's energy future.
We're committed to helping our people succeed. Through ongoing development, diverse project experience, and clear career pathways, you'll have every opportunity to strengthen your expertise, expand your influence, and progress your career.
In return, we'll offer the flexibility, trust, and support you need to thrive. If you're looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact, work on projects that matter, and continue growing as a professional, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
- Lead land acquisition, land rights and compensation activities across a portfolio of nationally significant infrastructure projects.
- Manage complex negotiations with landowners, occupiers and their advisers, securing agreements that enable successful delivery.
- Provide expert advice on land rights, land acquisition and statutory processes, helping shape key project decisions.
- Build trusted relationships with landowners, communities, project stakeholders and delivery partners.
- Identify and resolve complex land and stakeholder issues, developing practical solutions that enable project delivery.
- Lead and influence delivery across a network of external land agents, consultants and project partners, while coaching and developing colleagues across the wider lands team.
What you'll bring
You'll be an experienced Surveyor with expertise in land acquisition, land rights or infrastructure delivery. Whether your background is in consultancy, utilities or major projects, you'll bring the commercial awareness, professional judgement and delivery focus needed to help progress complex infrastructure projects.
- Strong experience securing land access, negotiating agreements and resolving compensation matters.
- Understanding of DCO, CPO and statutory processes associated with major infrastructure projects.
- Proven ability to secure positive outcomes in complex and challenging environments.
- Strong commercial awareness, sound professional judgement and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence decisions.
- Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, including legal, engineering, planning and consenting functions.
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) and ideally AssocRICS, MRICS or working towards professional accreditation.
What you'll get
- A competitive salary between £55,000 - £67,000 – dependent on capability.
- Market supplement of £3,000 per annum.
- Job requirement company car.
- 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.
More information
This role closes on 4 October 2026 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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We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.