Agricultural Liaison Officer

The role will focus on projects on the west coast of Lancashire, so we are keen to speak to candidates in and around that location.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main interface between the client and landowners, occupiers, and agents on a day to day basis and build key relationships with affected parties.
• Proactively engage with landowners to secure the consents required.
• Keep the client up to date and advise them on practical matters affecting land.
• Complete land referencing, including finding owners and occupiers of land.
• Deal with landowner complaints regarding on site activities.
• Arrange site visits for serving notices, undertake record of conditions and hold site meetings.
• Assist the team and settle compensation claims.
• Maintain accurate stakeholder records, track progress and provide clear and concise records of condition.
• Work in line with client set timeframes and targets to ensure the timely delivery of the programme.
• Work closely with project teams, often operating directly from the project/client site.
• Build and maintain own knowledge and skills through company run training.

Qualifications

• Have a full UK driving licence.
• Have good knowledge of agriculture and rural affairs.
• Be an excellent communicator with the willingness to learn and develop.
• Be self motivated and organised.
• Be a great team player with 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 & 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 year service.
• Sabbatical policy effective at 3 year 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 company wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year.

Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.