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Job Title: Land Information Manager
Salary: £45,000 – £50 000 depending on skills, knowledge & experience + fantastic benefits
Location: London, Palestra - Hybrid Work
Contract Type: TFL Permanent, Band 3

Overview of project/role

Transport is the cornerstone of every successful city. London is no exception. The Mayor has set out his strategy to establish a city for all Londoners and at TfL, it’s our job to help deliver it. As part of the Business Services Directorate our Operational Property Services Division provides a full, high quality property consultancy service to clients within both the TfL Group and the wider GLA family.

The Property Asset Register Team provides technical support across the organisation using geospatial information, manage and maintains TfL’s property assets data and supports the wider business with a variety of property matters.

As Land Information Manager, you will provide high level business and technical support to the Property Asset Register (PAR) Manager and Operational Property Managers; lead a land information function to support TfL infrastructure projects; a key stakeholder in data strategy to create a single view of property; deliver geospatial analysis and insights to support Property Services and manage the day to day functions of the PAR Team; dealing with land acquisition and ownership issues and managements of CAD, GIS and data management systems used in the team.

Key Accountabilities

• People and relationship management: to work closely with stakeholders to capture requirements and identify opportunities and solutions; to realise efficiencies and reductions in risk; to liaise with data providers to ensure that data supplied and/or delivered is of a high quality.
• Solution implementation: to develop and design systems by identifying project requirements and deliverables in relation to the PAR and any associated to our work, using relevant information technology; to be responsible for data capture for land referencing and any other relevant TfL work; to manipulate and analyse tasks to deliver data that is fit for publication and to comply with TfL and industry standards.
• Communicating and influencing: to be responsible for presenting mapping and land referencing information at senior management level; to respond and develop local and TfL-wide business cases in adopting specific solutions and to articulate how workflows, work processes, systems and data can deliver project benefits and efficiencies. Responsibility for problem-solving; resolve problems in relation to land referencing and other related project work and to be involved in external consultation as appropriate.
• Project delivery: to be accountable for planning, procuring and/or managing land referencing and other PAR relevant programmes of work, to ensure that the project objectives are met, within the agreed timescales, quality and budget; to manage the productions of drawing/plans and associated schedules, to ensure land acquisition and ownership enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Technology: to be accountable for directing Tech & Data to ensure that the software, hardware and IT infrastructure supports the relevant PAR work. To provide and manage support for PAR team systems - GIS, CAD, Muniments, Conveyancing Searches, and any other relevant systems
• Change management: to identify new and best working practices; to develop training and consultation material, in order to enable change management to be effectively delivered as part of the program.
• Project governance and risk management: to be accountable for ensuring the appropriate governance and reporting arrangements are implemented in line with TFL guidelines; to identify and manage project risks and to escalate in a timely manner.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and to build effective working relationships, up to a senior management level across the organisation and externally. (Essential)
• Ability to plan, implement and manage projects to deliver to time, budget and quality. (Essential)
• Ability to motivate oneself and team members. (Essential)
• Ability to identify, review, recommend and implement IT systems. (Essential)
• Ability to identify data sources and apply data management principles. (Essential)
• Ability to identify the need for change, initiate and implement change.

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of land referencing in relation to compulsory purchase. (Essential)
• Knowledge of the rail and underground industry, including knowledge of the constituent asset groups and how they operate to deliver an integrated transport service.
• Detailed knowledge of Land Registry, legal document management and any other resources to provide information about land ownership and interests. (Essential)
• Specialist knowledge in the implementation, use, integration and development of GIS, associated GIS technologies, CAD, document management systems and associated web based tools. (Essential)
• Experience in ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. (Essential)
• Knowledge of programming languages and applications (PYTHON, SQL, FME) (Desirable)
• Relevant degree qualification and/or demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Membership of GIS related professional body desirable (RICS, AGI, RGS, etc.).

Experience

• Experience of working in a time-constrained project management environment, in a large, complex, safety focussed and regulated organisation, where there are multiple complex interfaces. (Essential)
• Experience of working in a land referencing and/or team leader role and delivering to time, budget and quality. (Essential)
• Experience of working in property team providing property, graphical, spatial and attribute information. (Essential)
• Experience of desktop and on-site data-capture, storage and manipulation, for GIS and land referencing, using off-the-shelf technologies, and liaising with other GIS and infrastructure delivery project teams within TfL, External Consultants, Government Departments and Network Rail. (Essential)

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation.

Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process
Please apply using your CV and a two-page covering letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is 16/07/23 @ 23:59

Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel