Land Rights Project Manager

About the role

Power Britain’s future. Deliver The Great Grid Upgrade.

At National Grid, we’re delivering the the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations – and we need leaders who can make it happen.

As a Land Rights Project Manager, you’ll play a critical role in leading a team delivering land rights for nationally significant infrastructure, from new electricity superhighways to major upgrades across England and Wales.

This is a high-impact leadership role, where you’ll shape delivery, influence strategy, and enable projects that power communities for decades to come.

This role offers hybrid working, with our head office in Warwick and access to hubs in Leeds, Birmingham and London. You’ll also be flexible to weekly travel across England and Wales as projects require.

What you'll do

• Lead people, programmes or portfolios delivering land rights

• Act as a trusted land expert across Strategic Infrastructure

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team across major projects

• Drive land rights, access and acquisition strategies from development through to construction

• Support delivery under DCO and CPO powers

• Manage multiple complex workstreams across England and Wales

• Build strong relationships with landowners, stakeholders and partners

About you

We’re looking for someone who combines deep land expertise with strong leadership capability, and the confidence to operate in complex, fast‑moving environments.

You’ll bring:

• Proven leadership experience delivering land, property or infrastructure projects at scale
• Strong knowledge of land rights, access, acquisition and third‑party interfaces, within consenting or construction environments
• Experience managing multiple workstreams with competing priorities
• Credibility with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Ability to apply legislation, policy and governance to real‑world delivery challenges
• Confident decision‑making and communication skills, with a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset
• Commercial awareness, including budget management, performance reporting and delivery oversight
• Relevant degree or professional qualification (MRICS, FRICS, FAAV)

What you'll get

• A competitive salary between £65,000 - £75,000 – dependent on capability.
• An annual performance bonus of up to 30% of your eligible earnings in the performance year.
• Job requirement car.
• 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days.
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• A generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• 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.

Why join our Lands team?

Be part of something bigger. At National Grid, you’ll help deliver The Great Grid Upgrade – shaping the future energy system and supporting the UK’s transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future.

In our Lands team, your work has real impact. You’ll play a key role in securing land rights and building relationships that make major infrastructure projects possible – working directly with landowners, communities and industry partners on complex, high-profile schemes.

You’ll join a collaborative, supportive team where people are trusted to succeed and encouraged to grow. Whether you want to deepen your technical expertise or step into leadership, we offer genuine career development backed by a culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives – from utilities and property to environmental, planning, legal and stakeholder engagement – because better thinking leads to better outcomes.

If you’re looking for purpose, impact and long-term career growth, this is where you can make a difference.

More information

This role closes on 20 July 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.