Land Acquisition Surveyor
| Posting date: | 27 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,000.0 to £52,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £41,801 - £52,251 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 2ST |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4719096_1756310114 |
Summary
Your new company
We are excited to be partnering with Yorkshire Water in the recruitment of a Land Acquisition Surveyor to join the team. Your new company makes sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit the region each year, can rely on their services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. Your new company looks after communities, protects the environment, and provides essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the region, and plays a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers mean that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Land and Property Department is a key part of how they plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. Your new roleAs a Land Acquisition Surveyor, you will be an integral part of the Estates Team in the Land and Property department. Reporting directly to the Lead Acquisition Surveyor, you will be at the forefront of assisting with the capital investment programme. Your workload will be incredibly varied, from supporting the Lead Surveyor on relating strategies and national objectives to acquiring land, access and rights to help capital projects be delivered to budget and on time. In addition, alongside the Lead Acquisition Surveyor, you will also be assisting and supporting colleagues across the business by providing technical advice on various land-related matters including land compensation claims, CPOs and DCOs.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
- Hold an MRICS accredited degree and be MRICS qualified
- You should have extensive knowledge and experience of legal and regulatory requirements relating to land and property ownership, acquisition, understanding of property legislation and processes connected to land access and rights.
- Experience of inspecting different types of land and property independently.
- Excellent and demonstrable understanding of Health and Safety procedures and regulations.
- A good knowledge base and experience of the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the ownership, management, purchase and sale of land and property.
- A full driving licence.
You will also benefit from having:
- A good understanding of the commercial environment
- The ability to manage workload in an organised and timely manner, whilst ensuring attention to detail remains.
- Ability to work autonomously whilst being a team player, achieving wider corporate outcomes and targets.
- Understanding of rural economics and budgeting.
- A genuine interest in the rural environment and its future.
- Knowledge of the water industry and/or experience working in a regulated environment.
- Experience of sustainable land management and diversification
What you'll get in return
- A competitive salary, depending on experience- £41,801 - £52,251
- A company car or allowance through a company car lease scheme
- Annual incentive-related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Rural Surveyor progression plan
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
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