Associate - CPO

The role

Gateley is seeking a talented and ambitious Associate to join their Gateley Hamer team in London, United Kingdom. This role will focus on advising clients on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), easements, wayleaves, infrastructure projects, and land referencing within the Construction, Real Estate, and Regulatory practice areas.

What you'll do

• Lead on landowner consultations
• Advise clients on all aspects of Development Consent Orders for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
• Oversee and sign off the drafting of all Lands related documents for the preparation and implementation of Development Consent Orders
• Provide advice to clients on the promotion and implementation of powers
• Engage and negotiate with landowners and carry out landowner consultations
• Work alongside other professional disciplines throughout the full life-cycle of major projects
• Assist with all compulsory purchase matters, including drafting valuations, preparing compensation claims and negotiating compensation settlements and agreements
• Prepare reports and advice notes on all matters relating to compulsory purchase and compensation
• Assist and provide advice to landowners affected by Compulsory Purchase, including assisting with the preparation of objections and petitions, preparation of compensation claims and negotiation of claims and agreements
• Advise acquiring authorises on the promotion and implementation of compulsory purchase powers
• Conduct third party consultation and reporting to clients on all matters required in the land assembly process
• Involvement in all stages of the compulsory purchase process from pre-application consultation to negotiating compensation claims
• Build relationships with key clients and seek to extend instructions and secure new instructions from new and existing clients
• Support the Company in pursuing new opportunities, identifying new enquiries and helping to build their reputation
• Prepare reports and advice notes in accordance with the business’s quality assurance procedures
• Assist in graduate development across the team
• Lead and oversee the preparation of Property Costs Estimates
• Get involved in and help to organise business development activities

What we're looking for

Benefits