Principal Land Referencer (PM)

**Company Description** **Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. **Job Description** **What your new role will entail;** As part of a growing business, AECOM is looking for Land Referencers at all levels to be involved in some of the UK’s most complex, iconic, and challenging infrastructure projects. You will have the opportunity to thrive working with high-profile clients across all sectors. Your principal responsibilities as a Land Referencer will be to; + Deliver land referencing projects for major infrastructure schemes. + Act as a point of contact to client and engage with various stakeholders to capture requirements and develop relationships. + Monitor progress of land referencing projects, identify risks and implement timely resolution of issues. Ensuring land referencing project is delivered on time and within budget. + Support Land Referencing Lead with team growth activities and operational tasks. + Manage, motivate and mentor junior staff and assist with the development of internal training programmes. + Ensure the quality of our work as lead verifier of our land referencing deliverables. We would also particularly welcome applications from Land Referencers with experience of and / or an interest in DCO Project Management and Leadership including the following activities: + Contributing to the leadership of the AECOM DCO delivery service. + Leading on the coordination of DCO applications. + Develop multi-disciplinary programme (incl. design milestones and DCO process stages) & reporting on progress. + Development and implementation of tools and services for consents delivery, including: multi-disciplinary programmes; regulatory compliance management; management of application deliverables; DCO Delivery Plans; project risk logs; S 55 checklist compliance management; meetings management; document control; and production and coordination of DCO applications. + Arrange and document project meetings. + Contract management and financial project management, including reporting and programme, budget, risk and change management. + Contributing to business development in one or more market sectors, including leading and contributing to the preparation of successful commercial tenders. + Project management and implementing quality and health and safety principles. + Participating in internal and external meetings. **Being part of the team;** The AECOM Land Referencing team is ideally positioned within the Environment business area to help fast track our client’s response to climate change, water scarcity concerns and energy transition. As part of an embedded AECOM project team of industry experts, you will be working to help deliver Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP’s) including key renewables, hydrogen, carbon capture and energy transmission projects in addition to improving our water resilience through new water pipeline developments. Our team are currently based across Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Chesterfield and Cardiff with plans to expand to other locations in the UK. As part of our developing team, we will place your career progression as our number one priority through our tailored career pathways and our bespoke Land Referencing training program. This training programme will guarantee a rotation of project workload so you gain experience across a range of consenting processes including but not limited to Development Consent Orders (DCO), Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) 1990 and Water Industry Act (WIA) 1991 projects. **Qualifications** **Here’s what we will need from you;** + Experience of delivering land referencing programmes for major infrastructure schemes. + Detailed knowledge of Land Referencing and Statutory Process for DCO, Hybrid Bill, CPO, TWAO, WIA 1991 projects. + Strong familiarity with GIS systems. + Ability to liaise with both external and internal stakeholders at all levels. + A drive for professional progression. + A willingness to contribute your ideas towards the growth and development of the team. **Additional Information** **About AECOM** AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. **Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity** You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **ReqID:** J10149961 **Business Line:** Environment **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India **Career Area:** Science **Work Location Model:** Hybrid