Graduate Land Referencer

Support major utilities and infrastructure projects by researching land ownership, managing land data, and assisting with Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), while receiving structured training and mentoring.

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. 

Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future. 

As a Graduate Land Referencer you will:

• Play a key and wide-ranging role in exciting, high-profile projects by acting as a consistent point of contact between affected parties, communities, and organisational delivery teams to successfully submit Development Consent Order (DCO) and Compulsory Purchase Order (CPOs) Books of Reference on behalf of our clients.

• Work closely with Project Managers and GIS Specialists to collect, interpret and review land ownership data to be presented to our clients in a variety of formats

• Have an eye for detail to ensure all relevant information is identified, extracted, verified, and uploaded to our bespoke internal land referencing database

• Have strong communication skills and be comfortable visiting sites; meeting with project stakeholders to record and update land ownership data. 

• Receive full training in our client's specific areas of expertise and ongoing mentoring whilst you develop your Land Referencing knowledge. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have a degree in an area broadly related to land (e.g. Geography, Geospatial  

• Science, Estate or Property Management, Planning, Land or Property Law) 

• Great IT skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, be results-driven and a keen problem solver 

• Have the ability to manage a large amount of both quantitative and qualitative data 

• Have an awareness of GIS (desirable)  

• Have a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to site and project locations 

• Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude

Benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday

• Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)

• Flexible working through our ‘Flexible Advantage’ supporting working families & your work/life balance

• Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension

• Life insurance (4x Base Salary)

• Free on-site parking in non-city centre offices

• Cycle to work scheme

• 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave

• 4 Weeks paid Paternity Leave

• BHN Extras – provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers

• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years’ service

• Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years’ service

• Professional development – paid study leave

• Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support

• 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year