Land Officer

About the role

Be part of something bigger – help deliver The Great Grid Upgrade.

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But right now, we’re doing so much more. We're delivering The Great Grid Upgrade – the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations. 

We’re looking for a Land Officer to unlock the access that keeps this transformation moving – supporting critical infrastructure that powers millions of homes and businesses.

Working in our Access to Land team, you’ll secure land rights, build trusted relationships, and enable essential works across our network.

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

• Develop access strategies from design stage through to delivery, enabling capital and maintenance works, including overhead line refurbishment projects
• Negotiate land rights and compensation, agreeing reinstatement and securing additional rights where needed, ensuring value for money and consistency
• Lead stakeholder engagement, managing key internal, external and community interfaces
• Oversee Framework Contractors, ensuring effective delivery and performance
• Act as the first point of contact for enquiries, issues and complaints across the team
• Support Grantor Relations activities, maintaining accurate land and electricity grantor records
• Track and report on programme delivery, including milestones, risks, contracts and financials
• Share best practice and lessons learned to drive consistency and continuous improvement across the land team

About you

• Experience in land agency or agricultural liaison, ideally within a utility or land agency practice
• Strong knowledge of valuation principles and land compensation law
• Proven experience across project, programme, risk, contract and financial management, with a focus on accurate, timely reporting
• A solid understanding of planning, environmental and amenity considerations impacting land-based projects
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-focused approach
• Confident negotiator, able to engage effectively with landowners, the public, developers, contractors and commercial stakeholders
• Strong digital capability, including Microsoft Office, SharePoint and mapping tools
• Ideally AssocRICS / MRICS (or working towards)

What you'll get

• A competitive salary between £42,000 - £52,000 – dependent on capability.
• 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.

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.