Land & Route Specialist
Land & Route Specialist
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Job Description
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Join an organisation that values your voice empowers your autonomy recognises the strength in diversity and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industrys future.
About the role
We are currently recruiting a Land and Route Specialistto join ourLand and Routes team. This role can be based anywhere within the Essential Energy footprint in NSW.
The Land and Route Specialist is responsible for the effective management of land and route acquisition projects and the delivery of stakeholder/landowner consultation requirements to secure land for distribution and sub transmission line easements substations and other network assets.
Key Responsibilities:
Complete implement and manage the delivery of land for distribution and sub transmission line easements substations and other network asset projects including budgeting forecasting milestones landowner negotiations and contractor management
Responsible for the coordination of work pack owners such as the Network Environmental team and the Conveyancing team etc to deliver work packs on schedule and within budget
Identify establish and foster key stakeholder and customer relations in the delivery of land easement and other Network projects
Take responsibility for the identification and implementation of easement compensation and negotiations in accordance with the organisations delegations policies and procedures and in accordance with the relevant acts and legislation
Communicating acquisition processes under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act to landowners and other clients. Negotiating with landowners and their representatives in a positive open and transparent manner.
Be the key point of contact for stakeholder and customer distribution/transmission line route relations and take ownership of problem escalation and dispute management
- Facilitate and oversee the engagement of contractors such as surveyors valuers land and property services firms to assist with land acquisition services.
- Investigate network encroachments created by external parties as per existing policies processes and relevant Acts
About You
Demonstrated experience in a similar property related role in the public or private sector.
Sound experience in project managing property and land acquisitions and the application of business industry and regulatory requirements required for utilities infrastructure.
Knowledge of the Industry regulatory and statutory requirements needed for easement requirements
Preparing reports with written recommendations from analysing data and audit outcomes
Strong focus on community and stakeholder engagement with a good understanding of social licence issues in the energy sector.
Required Qualifications/Skills
Diploma of Project Management or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications
Drivers licence
White Card WorkCover Induction for Construction Work - General Course
Project management and project budget skills including setting milestones and phasing project expenditure through the utilisation of project management software
Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to manage diverse and complex issues
Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills including the ability to coordinate community consultation government consultation and internal consultation
Sound skills in computer operations and business systems relevant to the role including Primavera Consultation Manager Google Maps GIS GPS and Smallworld.
Why Essential Energy
We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.
For information on our employee benefits (such as Fitness Passport Apple JB Hi-Fi and Dell Employee Purchase Programs and 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers) please visit our careers website.
We are proud to be recognised as aWORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
Were a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.
As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.
Whether you want to work remotely in a coastal region or rurally we will invest in you develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.
For further information please contact Adam Wauchope Land and Routes Team Leader on.
Applications close on Sunday 7th September 2025 at 11:55pm
Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.
Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender age ethnicity sexual orientation or disability.
As an organisation our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
At Essential Energy we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements please contact or call us on.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
