Senior Land Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £30000-50000 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | UK, - |
| Cwmni: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 23908-43933938 |
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MUA are recruiting for a Senior Land Officer, this role is mainly home based with occassional travel to sites.MUA Group is an independent electricity and gas distribution network operator, connecting homes and businesses to essential energy infrastructure. We’re also a regulated water and wastewater company, adopting water and wastewater networks across Britain.
Our mission at MUA is to help build better and more sustainable places to live and work, by adopting and operating multi-utility networks nationwide.
To support MUA Group in securing all land and ancillary rights required to access, install, operate and maintain utility infrastructure owned and operated under license by the Group companies.
The role will take ownership of land rights matters from initial instruction through to legal completion, working closely with clients, landowners, developers, legal advisers and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly and to programme.
A day in the life of a Murphy Lands Right Manager
- Negotiate and secure all land rights agreements, including (but not limited to): Transfers, Leases, Wayleaves, Licenses, Easements, Options, Deeds of Grant and related agreements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, developers, landowners, solicitors and other external stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of each project.
- Manage land rights matters end-to-end, from initial instruction, Heads of Terms and negotiation through to execution and Land Registry registration.
- Liaise directly with the Land Registry, including dealing with title issues, restrictions and requisitions.
- Review and interpret utility network designs to ensure land rights accurately reflect technical layouts and operational requirements.
- Work closely with internal engineering, design and delivery teams to align land rights with project design and programme.
- Identify and manage land-related risks, proposing practical and commercially sound solutions.
- Coordinate documentation, maintain accurate records and manage stakeholder communications across multiple live projects.
- Drive programmes forward, balancing legal, commercial and delivery considerations to achieve timely completion.
Still interested does this sound like you?
- Must be experienced in a land rights, wayleaves or consents role.
- Proven experience negotiating and progressing land rights agreements independently.
- Strong working knowledge of property and land law, including Land Registry processes.
- Experience within the IDNO / ICP / DNO utilities sector is essential.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders, including clients, developers, landowners and solicitors.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters concurrently.
- Confident decision-maker, able to exercise sound judgement and progress matters with limited supervision.
- Excellent communication skills and a practical, solution-focused approach.
Desirable Experience
- E xperience working across a range of development types, from residential and mixed-use schemes through to commercial and industrial developments.
- Experience supporting projects involving EV charging infrastructure, battery storage, data centres or other energy-intensive developments.
- Familiarity with land rights requirements across both small-scale connections and complex, high-capacity infrastructure projects.
Our mission at MUA is to help build better and more sustainable places to live and work, by adopting and operating multi-utility networks nationwide.
To support MUA Group in securing all land and ancillary rights required to access, install, operate and maintain utility infrastructure owned and operated under license by the Group companies.
The role will take ownership of land rights matters from initial instruction through to legal completion, working closely with clients, landowners, developers, legal advisers and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly and to programme.
A day in the life of a Murphy Lands Right Manager
- Negotiate and secure all land rights agreements, including (but not limited to): Transfers, Leases, Wayleaves, Licenses, Easements, Options, Deeds of Grant and related agreements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, developers, landowners, solicitors and other external stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of each project.
- Manage land rights matters end-to-end, from initial instruction, Heads of Terms and negotiation through to execution and Land Registry registration.
- Liaise directly with the Land Registry, including dealing with title issues, restrictions and requisitions.
- Review and interpret utility network designs to ensure land rights accurately reflect technical layouts and operational requirements.
- Work closely with internal engineering, design and delivery teams to align land rights with project design and programme.
- Identify and manage land-related risks, proposing practical and commercially sound solutions.
- Coordinate documentation, maintain accurate records and manage stakeholder communications across multiple live projects.
- Drive programmes forward, balancing legal, commercial and delivery considerations to achieve timely completion.
Still interested does this sound like you?
- Must be experienced in a land rights, wayleaves or consents role.
- Proven experience negotiating and progressing land rights agreements independently.
- Strong working knowledge of property and land law, including Land Registry processes.
- Experience within the IDNO / ICP / DNO utilities sector is essential.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders, including clients, developers, landowners and solicitors.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters concurrently.
- Confident decision-maker, able to exercise sound judgement and progress matters with limited supervision.
- Excellent communication skills and a practical, solution-focused approach.
Desirable Experience
- E xperience working across a range of development types, from residential and mixed-use schemes through to commercial and industrial developments.
- Experience supporting projects involving EV charging infrastructure, battery storage, data centres or other energy-intensive developments.
- Familiarity with land rights requirements across both small-scale connections and complex, high-capacity infrastructure projects.