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Llangennech, Gb

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Working to agree early land terms across Statkraft UK's portfolio relating to: Solar, Onshore Wind, Hydrogen & Grid Stabilisation schemes along with agreeing associated cable and access rights.

United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities:• Consult with internal stakeholders from the civils, utilities, commercial and finance teams to deliver the most suitable land rights that account for the needs of both HS2 and the utility company.• Understand and relay cost and time implications for all route options based on land right requirements to utility designers.• Negotiating with utility companies and their legal counsel to agree various forms of land right.• Agree consideration and claim values… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Consult with internal stakeholders from the civils, utilities, commercial and finance teams to deliver the most suitable land rights that account for the needs of both HS2 and the utility company.• Understand and relay cost and time implications for all route options based on land right requirements to utility designers.• Negotiating with utility companies and their legal counsel to agree various forms of land right.• Agree consideration and claim values with utility companies and ensure values are fully justified and paid on time.• Mange suppliers and hold them accountable to key delivery dates; this also includes ongoing mentoring to ensure aligned thinking.• Prepare all assurance documents whilst consulting with solicitors and independent land advisors to agree final forms of land right that should be competed.• Review titles and existing land rights when instructing solicitors to agree legal documents.• Be a mediator for stakeholders where designs are delayed due to disagreements over land rights.• Manage the process for delivering HMLR compliant lease and easement plans.• Be accountable for more than 50 separate schemes consistently. Show less

Key Responsibilities: • Manage and mentor a team to deliver land rights on behalf of a DNO; the team were at peak instructed on 125 schemes.• Liaising with landowners to agree access for major repair works on existing infrastructure. This required the review of numerous existing land rights to decide if they were enforceable when gaining access. Where they were not, I was responsible for negotiating and agreeing replacement land rights.• Liaising with third parties to agree… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Manage and mentor a team to deliver land rights on behalf of a DNO; the team were at peak instructed on 125 schemes.• Liaising with landowners to agree access for major repair works on existing infrastructure. This required the review of numerous existing land rights to decide if they were enforceable when gaining access. Where they were not, I was responsible for negotiating and agreeing replacement land rights.• Liaising with third parties to agree heads of terms in relation to utility diversions.• Conducting pre-works and post-works records of condition.• Meeting with landowners and their agents on site to agree access and cable routes prior to work. Additionally, I met with the grantors after works to assess and negotiate reasonable damage claims.• Client GIS lead to ensure that our GIS team’s plans met the requirements of their internal GIS Team.• Liaise with engineers and solicitors to agree an interface agreement in relation to a major offshore wind project.• Preparing and submitting section 37 notices and exemptions relating to electricity OHLs.• Preparing quotes to clients for new work.• Line managing and mentoring.Key Achievements:• Winning work from two separate new clients by developing relationships and delivering on time and under budget.• Mentored a team of graduates with no land rights experience to be self-sufficient wayleave officers.• Successfully agreed access for a scheme of reconductoring works over approximately 64 OHL towers in a short time frame. • Negotiated and agreed a series of gas main easements for a client.• Delivered a fully referenced line schedule to a client for 50 OHL towers in 2 weeks. This involved liaising with more than 40 separate landowners to agree survey access. Show less

Bottesford

Key Responsibilities:• Negotiate considerations for land transfers in relation to new gas governors.• Undertake land referencing to identify and contact landowners in relation to maintenance works on HP gas mains and 400kV OHLs.• Conduct pre-works and post-works records of condition.• Liaise with landowners to agree access for major OHL refurbishment works.• Negotiate compensation claims in the aftermath of planned and emergency works.• Prepare plans using ArcGIS for… Show more Key Responsibilities:• Negotiate considerations for land transfers in relation to new gas governors.• Undertake land referencing to identify and contact landowners in relation to maintenance works on HP gas mains and 400kV OHLs.• Conduct pre-works and post-works records of condition.• Liaise with landowners to agree access for major OHL refurbishment works.• Negotiate compensation claims in the aftermath of planned and emergency works.• Prepare plans using ArcGIS for land rights and to support land referencing activities. • Undertake residential valuations for leasehold extensions.• Provide plans and land referencing for books of reference for major DCO projects.Key Achievements • Negotiated with a large landowner to reduce a damage claim by over half saving the client £30,000.• Held contractors to account where negligent work caused unnecessary damage to property and animals to ensure the issues were rectified. I was then able to settle reasonable compensation claims. This helped to maintain grantor relations for an important OHL.• Negotiated and agreed access for a scheme of major OHL tower rebuilding over 24 400kV towers. Show less

Swansea, United Kingdom

• Custom fitting golf clubs developed my ability to comprehend and act upon complex criteria, as well as my ability to transfer information into supplier ordering software and various POS systems. • Being tasked with running the store when managers are absent increased my ability to delegate jobs and to make sure deadlines are met.

Swansea, United Kingdom

• Aided first year students develop their sampling techniques on urban fieldtrips.• Guided first year students through statistics lab sessions by checking their understanding of key concepts and answering any questions. • Enhanced my understanding of statistical analysis using Excel.• Liaised with fellow demonstrators and senior lectures to provide the most effective support to students with varying academic abilities and needs.• Increased my confidence in a leadership position… Show more • Aided first year students develop their sampling techniques on urban fieldtrips.• Guided first year students through statistics lab sessions by checking their understanding of key concepts and answering any questions. • Enhanced my understanding of statistical analysis using Excel.• Liaised with fellow demonstrators and senior lectures to provide the most effective support to students with varying academic abilities and needs.• Increased my confidence in a leadership position when selected as lead demonstrator as well as my ability to talk to large groups of students. Show less

Lincoln, United Kingdom

• Using my initiative to source suit stock from various stores; aided by my communication skills with colleagues. • I was trusted with training new staff on till procedures and handling customer queries. This improved my ability to not only earn respect but also respect the abilities of others and incorporate them into the team accordingly.