SPA Agricultural Liaison Officer

Join Anglian Water's Strategic Pipeline Alliance as an Agricultural Liaison Officer. Location: Flexible work, from Peterborough office however, mainly remotely based on-site at SPA compound offices (North Norfolk). Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.

What will you be doing as our new Agricultural Liaison Officer?

You will play a key role in the successful delivery of the Strategic Pipeline Alliance, being part of the Engagement team reporting to the Stakeholder Manager and the relevant scheme Project Installation and Assembly Manager (PIAM). You will form trusting relationships, and being the prime contact, with third party stakeholders such as landowners, farmers, tenant farmers, IDBs. You will be involved with informing the landowners of project requirements and construction matters, together with collating the landowner feedback to inform the Project team.

Key responsibilities:

• Produce archaeological risk maps identifying areas of high, moderate and low risk


• Be the key contact for all landowners / farmers / tenants for the duration of the project


• Undertake discussions with the landowner regarding the impact that the project will have on their business and farming regimes and ensure that the project team and Lands agents are aware for construction timings and compensation matters


• Coordinate all Pre-Entry assessments/ surveys on the land and collating additional information provided by the landowners / farmers


• Liaise with stakeholders regarding land and land drainage matters and assist the project team and land drainage consultant with the post construction drainage design


• Record all interactions with stakeholders and complete data input for monthly reports


• Attend necessary project meetings and continuously monitor for any conflicting information that could cause an impact on the landowner


• Advise the project team of any potential issues in a proactive manner


• Responsible for the coordination of the required tasks to close out the project and to ensure minimal impact on the landowner

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours:

This job might be for you if you have:

• An engaging and enthusiastic personality that can form relationships at ease, and is an excellent communicator who can build and sustain relationships with the project teams and external stakeholders (including farmers and residents)


• Can travel and be located at the scheme location during lifetime of the project.


• Experience of being part of a large-scale infrastructure programme, in particular ones that have an impact on agricultural businesses.


• Has the capability to use project systems to record stakeholder interactions and project progress


• Is a proactive problem-solver keeping the business objective at the heart of every decision


• A can-do attitude and enthusiasm to innovate and get the job done!

Why Join SPA?

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance Project is at the exciting delivery stage, with additional projects lined up for AMP8. At SPA, we embrace innovation, digital technology, and collaboration with our partners, including Farrans, MMB, Costain, and Jacobs. Together, we're combating climate change and securing clean water for generations to come.

Flexible Working:

We support flexible schedules to suit your lifestyle if the role allows.

Location:

Our office is in Peterborough, with operational hubs across the project area.

Diversity and Inclusion:

SPA is committed to building an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Whatever your background, if this role resonates with you.

Our Purpose

Our mission is simple yet vital: To Make the East of England Resilient to the Effects of Drought. Join us in shaping a sustainable future while being part of a team where everyone can thrive.

The new network of pipelines will be longer than HS2, making it one of the largest infrastructure projects for a generation. It is a complex and challenging major infrastructure project. We selected partners that bring a wealth of experience, new mindsets, thinking and innovation for what is an incredibly exciting programme. They are: Costain, Farrans, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald Bentley. We strive to create the right environment to keep Anglian Water at the forefront of the industry and look, in return, for high-performing candidates who demonstrate values that align with ours.

Due to the nature of the alliance, and based on the role offered, you will be employed by one of the five partners, joining teams containing some of the most talented and innovative consultants and contractors in the region at a crucial time. You will need to demonstrate: integrity, mental agility, leadership skills, a desire to learn and an open, honest and caring nature. This programme forms a key part of our Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which sets out how we will manage the water supplies in our region to meet current and future needs over 25 years. It is a critical, long-term project and construction is due to begin in the summer of 2021 and will take nearly five years to build. We are looking for talented people to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance one of the biggest infrastructure projects for a generation. It's an amazing opportunity to become part of an innovative and collaborative organisation.

Anglian Water has joined forces with construction and engineering giants Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley as part of a contract worth more than £350 million. We will complete one of the largest strategic water infrastructure projects the UK has ever seen and will create up to 500km of interconnecting pipelines. We provide the very best training and look, in return, for people with integrity, mental agility, leadership skills, a desire to learn and an open, honest and caring nature.

SPA employees should act with the customer's best interest at heart, be clear and transparent communicators and be passionate about operating in an ethical fashion.

SPA is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and recruit based on merit and potential, ensuring every colleague feels a sense of belonging.

If you think you will be a good fit, get in touch. The SPA Alliance. Building Resilience. Building Pipelines. Building career aspirations.