Land and Property Programme Manager

• Role Summary:
• The Programme Manager is a key role within the Land & Property team, reporting to the Head of Land and Property, responsible for securing all land required for the EWR project and supporting successful delivery of the Development Consent Order (DCO).
• The role is accountable for:
• - Developing and managing delivery of an integrated Land and Property programme to secure the Development Consent Order and support delivery of the project.
• - Coordinating and integrating delivery of governance, assurance, and management of risk and opportunities across land and property workstreams.
• - Managing governance, risk, suppliers, and programme integration on behalf of EWR as an intelligent client.
• The Programme Manager leads a team of project managers and technical specialists in land referencing, land access, and assembly, with strategic oversight and assurance of external land and property suppliers, including their strategies, forecasts, risk assessments, data quality, performance, and consistency of approach across the programme.
• This includes chairing structured programme review meetings with external advisors to monitor performance, review emerging risks, and ensure alignment with programme objectives and governance requirements, together with close liaison with other EWR teams and oversight of external relations with landowners, their representatives, and statutory bodies.
• The Function:
• The Strategy, Sponsorship and External Affairs function defines what EWR Co is and the impact it will deliver, secures the approvals required to deliver the scheme, holds the Development Consent Order submission (including statutory consultation), and builds the business case, holding design and delivery to account to realise the intended economic benefits. Within this function, the Land and Property team acts as an intelligent, informed integrated team, using a network of third-party strategic suppliers to bring the capabilities required to deliver the land needed to construct and operate the project

Requirements

• What you will bring:
• Essential
• - A track record of successfully managing and delivering land and property programmes, with an emphasis on integration and coordination.
• - Background leading land and property workstreams within a client-side organisation.
• - Skilled in land acquisition, including by compulsory purchase, for linear infrastructure projects.
• - Confident acting as an intelligent client, instructing, managing, and integrating external land and property suppliers to acquire, transfer, manage, and dispose of land and property.
• - Able to develop governance, assurance, and reporting arrangements for land acquisition programmes.
• - Effective leadership and team management, including oversight of multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring cohesive integration of project outputs.
• - Well-versed in strategic planning and option analysis, including financial appraisal and forecasting.
• - Ability to explain property matters clearly to audiences without a property background, present data and reports to stakeholders at all levels, and demonstrate compliance with statutory, regulatory, and professional requirements.
• Desirable
• - Background within a government-related organisations.
• - Familiarity using or implementing land data management systems and data-led reporting environments.
• - A track record of maintaining effective external relationships at senior levels, with appropriate influencing skills to achieve results at pace.
• - Skilled at collaborating with internal senior leaders across disciplines to deliver land assembly outcomes, working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• - A degree in an appropriate discipline with membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM), or equivalent.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing land and property programmes, with a focus on integration, governance, and risk management. Skilled in land acquisition processes and effective stakeholder communication, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Land Acquisition Management
• Governance Development
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Communication

ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills

• Land and Property Programme Management
• Compulsory Purchase
• Risk Assessment
• Data Quality Management
• Financial Appraisal
• Option Analysis

Soft Skills

• Effective Leadership
• Influencing Skills
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Degree in Relevant Discipline
• Membership of Relevant Professional Body (e.g. APM)

Industry Keywords

• Development Consent Order
• Client-Side Organisation
• Linear Infrastructure Projects
• External Relations
• Statutory Consultation

Tools & Technologies

• Land Data Management Systems