Wayleave Officer

Job description

Wayleaves Officer

Power Distribution

Job Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £29,894 - £39,479 + Car (SSE6) depending on skills and experience

SSE is a British FTSE 35 Company and is one of the largest and most diverse energy companies in the UK. As part of the SSE Group, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) owns one electricity transmission network and two electricity distribution networks, comprising 106,000 substations and 130,000 km of overhead lines and underground cables across one third of the UK.

The Wayleave Team support the regional new connections, supply restoration and construction teams across the business regions by legally protecting existing assets and securing permissions for proposed new assets. To ensure that this continues to run efficiently, we are looking to recruit a Wayleave Officer into our office in Portsmouth, providing services across the South East Region.

As a Wayleave Officer you will negotiate with customers and private landowners on a variety levels to secure legal agreements for the installation of SSEPD plant and equipment on third party land. You will agree the purchase or free transfer of land to locate plant and equipment and will resolve disputes between landowners and SSEPD regarding aged and lapsed agreements. Additionally, you will liaise with customers, land agents, legal representatives and SSE colleagues to prepare consent documents while resolving any disputes over wayleave rights, landownership or tree cutting matters.

To be successful, you will have previous experience of negotiating with land owners and knowledge of the legal processes for the acquisition of easements. Knowledge of the power distribution network and its main components would be advantageous, however full training and development will be provided.

Having excellent interpersonal skills, you will be capable of building lasting relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external to SSE and at all levels. As a result of this, you will have first class verbal and written communication skills as well as considerable negotiation and influencing abilities, being able to convey your position in a clear and concise manner.

You will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work quickly, accurately and independently whilst under pressure. We are always interested in new ways of working and will look to you for innovative ideas to improve customer service and move the business forwards. Strong I.T. skills are essential, in particular Microsoft Excel and Word.

Due to the nature of the business, you will be required to help the region with customer service and supply restoration emergencies out of hours. This includes standby duties out of hours as required. A full UK driving licence is required as you will be travelling to different sites and there may be occasions where an overnight stay is required.

Closing date for applications is: 2 nd of September 2016

"In our annual engagement survey our staff voted us as a great place to work"

There are big energy challenges ahead, but with your skills and experience there are just as many opportunities. For us it's not just about being good at what you do - it's about enjoying what you do, too. So we'll encourage and empower you to be imaginative, share your great ideas, and do work that you can be proud of. In return for being your best for our customers, you'll also enjoy a variety of benefits and development opportunities. On top of a competitive salary, you'll enjoy generous holiday entitlement, a Group Pension Plan, share options and discounts on energy bills, phone and broadband.

This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates. As a courtesy, internal candidates should please notify their line manager prior to submitting their application. Successful candidates will be subject to the company's verification and vetting process which includes a basic criminal record check.

Advertised: 19 Aug 2016 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 02 Sep 2016 GMT Standard Time