Expressions of Interest

Originally founded in 1970, JLL Infrastructure Advisory is one of Australia’s leading providers of land access and land acquisition services working on some of Australia’s largest and most significant major infrastructure projects. Due to continued growth and significant upcoming opportunities, JLL Infrastructure Advisory is seeking expressions of interest from experienced Land Access Officers and Land Access Coordinators.

Land Access Officers

The main performance objective of the role is to develop, maintain and foster trusting and respectful relationships with landholders and stakeholders impacted by infrastructure projects.

It is expected you will have experience in the following:

• Initiating contact with landholders to provide an overview of the project and confirm contact details and engagement preferences
• Understanding the landholder’s connection with their land and the broader community and how they operate their property
• Explaining the impact of the project on their property and how those impacts will be managed and in consultation with the landholder determine practical mitigation measures;
• Conveying landowner insights and queries to the broader project team and providing timely, considered responses
• Explaining the need to undertake investigations on their land to inform the feasibility of the project, how those investigations will be undertaken and agree property access conditions to be observed
• Organising and attending the investigations on each property to ensure access conditions are observed and to be a recognisable, trusted face for the landholder should they have any questions
• Provide regular progress updates to landholders and opportunities for them to participate in project activities such as community information sessions and submissions to the Project EIS
• Explain the land acquisition and compensation process, the steps and timeframes involved and the landholder’s ability to seek professional advice
• Managing land acquisition negotiations through regular liaison with the landholder and their representatives and issues resolution with the project team.

The Land Access Officer is required to travel to the project area on a regular basis and stay away for up to 2 weeks at a time depending on project needs.

Land Access Coordinators

It is expected you will have experience in the following:

• Exposure to multi-disciplinary land access requirements for major infrastructure projects.
• Creation, management and continuous improvement of land access processes, systems and databases to efficiently initiate, assess, approve/deny and co-ordinate land access requests from internal stakeholders and external contractors.
• Setting expectations with internal and external stakeholders regarding land access requirements and timeframes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, especially database creation

Why work at JLL?

• Commitment to excellence in professional services and training and development opportunities
• Global strength of JLL and our commitment to leading the transition to renewables
• Local strength of JLL Infrastructure Advisory as the leader in Property Advisory and Acquisition Services to the energy and resources sectors across Australia
• Large portfolio of current projects of national significance and large pipeline of upcoming projects predominately on east coast
• Fixed term contracts available and attractive remuneration
• Employee assistance program
• Access to a range of well-being schemes and discounts

We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry, and then empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their health, financial and personal well-being. Our underlying benefits philosophy is this: be fair to our people and provide opportunities for those who take advantage of our programs and resources to lower their health costs and increase their personal and financial security.

What you can expect from us

As an organisation, we don’t just accept that we are a place of many different people, but we embrace it, we celebrate it, and we proactively support the needs that difference brings. JLL is committed to equal opportunity and building an inclusive workplace. This is why, for more than a decade, we continue to rank among the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

We support applications from all underrepresented groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBT+, people with disability and people of all age, religions and race. We are dedicated to offering veterans from all ranks and services a successful civilian career as they transition out of the military. We recognise and appreciate the skills acquired in their service careers as vital and transferable to our workforce.

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