The Team & Focus of the Role
We have a very exciting opportunity to join our newly formed centralised Land Referencing team within Fisher Germans growing Infrastructure Services division.
Fisher German have been providing land referencing services for projects large and small for over 20 years and are now looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our new standalone Land Referencing team. The team will be working on major projects alongside other smaller land referencing projects with a unified approach and working practice applied to all.
Working closely with the Project Delivery and GIS teams, our Land Referencing team is key to the consistent and proven delivery of diligent land referencing to support DCO’s/CPOs or TWAOS. The team use bespoke tools and systems to deliver land referencing to the highest level to our clients, while maintaining a trusting relationship with landowners.
You might currently be skilled and experienced in GIS and looking to expand your knowledge in Land Referencing. You will be joining a team helping to expand the knowledge and experience we have to meet the increasing needs of our clients.
This is a full-time position (Mon-Fri), based from our office in Stafford with regular travel to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. We also have a hybrid working policy, and there is an opportunity to work from our office in Birmingham.
In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:
- A discretionary bonus scheme
- A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
- Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)
Duties will include:
- Updates to Geospatial layers for major project work.
- Managing Geospatial layers within webmapping and mobile applications for major projects.
- Application of land referencing methodologies and processes to support project delivery.
- Support with mailmerges to include running tools and processes.
- Creation of notices and associated plans for noticing land.
- Data management to include interpretation and analysis of all data associated with land and related reporting.
- Consolidating title due diligence results.
- Support with preparation of the book of reference specifically land plan creation supporting main GIS team contact.
- Supporting team with contact referencing on site when required.
The successful candidate will have...
Essential
- Degree in geography, GIS or similar discipline which relates to land.
- Minimum 2 years experience within land referencing / GIS working on major projects going towards DCO/CPO/TWAOs.
- Able to manage multiple projects at once.
- Strong communication skills and able to communicate with both internal clients and external clients and landowners.
- GIS skills and experience using Esri Packages.
- Driving license.
Desirable
- Experience using Mobile data collection tools.
- Experience using FME or other similar programs.
Why Fisher German?
We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.
What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.
We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12 property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.
Bring Yourself to Work
It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.
