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The Portfolio Office function within Gas Networks Ireland is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for the delivery of all capital and operational work within the organisation, enabling it to make key decisions that will optimise the overall delivery of GNI’s portfolio of work. The portfolio office provides support and oversight in the areas of Investment Planning and Governance, Portfolio Management, Delivery Enablement, Land Management and Statutory Consents, and Commercial Management; whilst also acting as the gate keeper and critical interface between potential investment programmes and commercial opportunities; and the core departments responsible for the delivery, operation and maintenance of GNI’s assets. Reporting to the Land and Consent Management Manager, the Land Management Lead will perform end to end management of the Land Management acquisition processes and will have responsibility and ownership of the systems, processes and procedures supporting the Land Management function.
Job Responsibility:
Responsibility of managing day-day activities of the Land Management Team, including Land Management Specialists and Land Management Administrators
Drive and facilitate change in the department to embrace new processes and systems to assist the Department in meeting the Capital Programme requirements
Build effective working relationships with Design, Programme Management, Business Services, Asset Operations and Construction in relation to capital programmes and management of operational issues
Commercial management of the Land Agency Contract. Manage and monitor workload with legal consultants and land agency contractors, to ensure good financial governance is in place
Strategic review of the end-to-end Land Management acquisition processes, supporting systems, procedures and reports in the context of the changing nature of GNI’s capital programmes
Develop end to end process capabilities and prioritise opportunities to enhance, systemise and embed these process and procedure improvements in the Land Management department
Develop reporting capabilities in the Land Management department to highlight the current status, budgets, risks, issues and schedules for all projects within the active project portfolio
Integrate risk management into the Land Management processes
ensure risks identified are mitigated in order to meet Land Management programme requirements, including analysis of the impact of project deferrals as necessary
Establish methods to trend and analyse issues over the lifecycle of a wayleave, so learning can influence and drive process improvements
Increase awareness within GNI of landowners to an appropriate level to reflect the care and maintenance required on GNI wayleaves to protect the GNI assets located within. Promote a consistent landowner engagement approach across the organisation
Develop new strategic relationships with the business to ensure wayleave delivery for capital projects, create wayleave acquisition strategies to align with overall programme schedules
Integrate and optimise (internal and external) resources to deliver wayleave requirements for the capital programme and maintenance of existing wayleaves
Administer and process individual wayleave and site acquisitions. Deal with landowner queries and concerns in relation to every aspect of construction and Wayleave acquisition
Maintain an overview and advise on the management of complex landowner issues across Networks to ensure these are progressed in a consistent and streamlined manner
Optimise the process for liaising with statutory bodies and third parties (such as CRU, CIE, landowner agents, farming organisations, consultants, and contractors)
Keep up to date on best practise in wayleave acquisition, developments in IT and other GNI subsidiaries so that work practices in the Land Management department can be continuously improved
Other duties as required from time to time
Requirements:
Relevant 3rd level qualification in Property/Engineering/IT/Business/Legal or related discipline
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience, with at least 3 years’ experience leading teams/ Projects
Project management qualification desirable
Experience in project and budget management desirable
Experience in the management of 3rd Party Service Providers
Proven ability to create, develop and maintain strategic working relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals, coupled with the ability to gain commitment from others
Demonstrate strong decision making, influencing and negotiation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas and implementing solutions
Excellent analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
Facilitate the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace
Proactively identifying new areas of learning and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job
A good understanding of business operations and the commercial viability and impact of technical / professional decisions on the performance of the organisation
Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering desired results
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others
Ability to set own high standards of performance and delivering desired results
What we offer:
Part of an organisation that has a strong commitment to supporting and developing our workforce today and into the future
Opportunity to get involved in our ambitious iBelong programme ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for us all to thrive
Time to Talk Mental Health programme and our wellbeing initiatives ensure we provide support across many areas as you work in our organisation