Assistant Property Acquisitions Manager

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Job Description

Base salary: £32,050pa to c.£37,700pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

About the role:

1. Assist in the negotiation of claims for compensation including market value, disturbance, loss payments, and professional fees.
2. Participate in consultation events to explain aspects of the compensation schemes to members of the public, stakeholders, or interested groups.
3. Provide support to senior members of the team as required on acquisitions that are out with the scope of the statutory and discretionary compensation schemes.
4. Work with the in-house property management team and Department for Transport to ensure timely delivery of acquisitions.
5. Take ownership of all property and management-related information that is developed or influenced by the scope of work undertaken and ensure complete and accurate data is recorded in the Land and Property systems in an efficient and effective manner.
6. Prepare responses to questions or requests for information from Claimants, Stakeholders, and MPs in a timely manner ensuring exemplary standards of communication are maintained.
7. Undertake research and obtain information from a variety of sources to assist in determining compensation claims and in responding to petitions or queries.
8. Draft approval papers for governance and approval panel review.
9. Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

1. Ability to manage communications and negotiations in a tactful way.
2. Stakeholder management.
3. Effective communication with a variety of stakeholders.
4. Project management.
5. Report writing skills and data compilation and analysis.
6. IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or equivalent.
7. Ability to access, analyse and maintain information from multiple IT databases and systems.

Knowledge:

1. An understanding of the compulsory purchase process or other government compensation schemes (additional training will be provided).

Experience:

1. Experience of project management.
2. Experience of working with suppliers to develop effective working relationships and manage performance to ensure delivery through the supply chain.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application, and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial, and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised, and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high-speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy, and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Leadership.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential.