A leading mobile telecoms infrastructure company is currently looking for a Senior Acquisition Surveyor, preferably with experience of the New Site Acquisition or SRN projects, to work within a larger team lead by a Project Manager. You will deliver sites through the acquisition process to handover to construction. Code experience or new greenfield site acquisition for this particular role is a must.

Location: Anywhere in UK

What are the key responsibilities of the role?

• You will apply a well rounded knowledge of property law and land valuation relevant to leases and licences, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Electronic Communications Code 2017 and/or knowledge of the planning system, GPDO and national planning guidance documents.
• Confidently be able to review and summarise key content from Lease and Licence documents.
• Undertake desktop acquisition and planning research for input into site search appraisals
• Confidently be able to negotiate terms, acquire heads of terms, and agree rights including where applicable the necessary wayleave and easements with site owners and their agents in accordance with The Code.
• Organise and attend site visits, liaising with site owners and their agents.
• Be able to lead and drive during client meetings
• Manage and train juniors to submit handover packs once necessary milestones have been complete
• Provide updates on individual sites to project managers and clients and proactively advise on site strategy and ensure information is updated on the company site tracker and client tools
• Apply excellent commercial acumen and awareness of good financial practice
• Be directly responsible for the day-to-day management of your team, including task allocation, maintaining quality and performing role of a Line Manager for juniors
• Provide professional discipline related guidance to an allocated individual
• Manage Acquisition Activities for specific projects and report to Project PM
• Provide acquisition training pertinent to discipline and experience
• Undertake appraisals and mentor those that are more focused on your own specialism, identify training needs, support journey to chartership, and act upon all individuals welfare and wellbeing needs
• Escalations – ability to handle difficult situations/escalations in a patient, calm and effective manner.
• You will have the ability to identify, instruct and manage third party suppliers e.g. ecologist, drone piolet, arboriculturist and site provider agents
• Input into tenders, requests for pricing (RFPs) and forging new client relationships

What does our ideal candidate look like?

• Ideally with 4 years plus acquisition experience, preferably in telecoms with a good working knowledge and understanding of either or both acquisition & planning,
• Preferable but not essential to have an RICS accredited degree and/or aspire to work towards becoming a chartered acquisition surveyor.
• Flexibility to travel, preferably with a full UK driving licence and no more than 6 points.
• Digitally literate and competent user of Microsoft 365 products e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word