Wayleaves Team Leader

Who we are?

We are a full-fibre broadband provider with £250m of investment. We are rolling out a 10Gbps FTTP networks and have a plan to cover a total of 1,000,000 premises bringing truly exceptional connectivity services to homes and business in the South of England. We want to improve lifestyles and enhance communities by instantly connecting people and businesses beyond today’s broadband.

Who are you?

We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic individuals to join our team. You will be keen to learn, adaptable and excited to be part of our fast-growing organisation.

What we offer:

Annual Salary

Annual Bonus

Long Term Incentive Scheme

25 day paid holiday

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Health Screening

The Role:

As the Wayleaves Team Leader you will be an experienced officer and a role model in the Team, exhibiting both strong technical subject matter knowledge, but also emerging people leadership skills.

This is a practical role that involves both performing the typical activities of a Wayleave Officer, but also aiding the Wayleaves Manager in the overall strategy, and progression against each of our Towns.

You will lead a small sub-team of wayleave officers who liaise with Land Owners, Occupiers, Agents, Local Authorities and other statutory bodies to secure all necessary legal and environmental consents, in order to place new telecoms apparatus on third party land and to gain access to existing apparatus.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate ‘High-Performance’ and role model behaviour as a Wayleave Officer, achieving Freeholder/Organisation Wayleave agreement

• Lead a small contingent of Wayleave Officers for a Region

• Set clear direction to the Wayleaves Officers in terms of workstack priority order

• Field, Identify & Develop the wayleaves processes with efficiency in mind, and the associated systems (e.g. salesforce)

• Actively monitor Town progression, and support the Wayleaves Officers to maximise the opportunity to hit targets

• Champion use of Wayleaves Website, to facilitate requests from workstreams such as – B2B, MDU, Special Requests

• Accountable for effective pairing of Officers, with development in mind. Supporting in delivery of Training Workshops

• Field ‘escalations’ into the Team, including the triage & identifying whether can be resolved at Team Member level or requires escalation into Manager. Create culture of empowerment.

• Lead, motivate and manage the team on a day-to-day basis and help with their personal/professional development.

• Communicate Swish objectives, plans and key milestones to team, as set by the Manager

• Conduct Regular Check In’s (1-1’s) and be a key participant in regular team meetings

Key Core Skills Required:

• Previous Team Leadership Experience Ideally can demonstrate examples of resolving difficult personnel issues, leading a team to hit targets and developing individuals to progress internally.

• Problem Solving Skills . Evidence of overcoming obstacles and thinking innovatively to solve problems.

• Effective Communication Skills

• Integrity . Ability to deliver honest feedback (whilst tactful and considerate) even when the message is difficult.

• Relationship Building. Encouraging collaboration within the team and across the business. Facilitating healthy working relationships between employees and departments and breaking down silo’s.

• Decision Making. Being able to make important decisions, quickly when necessary, by investigating and understanding options.

• Responsibility. Evidence of demonstrating accountability, acknowledging mistakes, and then finding solutions for improvement.

• Motivation Skills . Ability to motivate individuals and demonstrate passion for Swish Fibre.

Technical Subject Matter Knowledge – and practical experience, including

• Electronic Communications Code

• New Roads & Streets Works Act

• Planning Act

• Landowner identification and registration methods

• Wayleaves, easement, and landlord’s consents

• An understanding of route selection in a telecommunications network

• Land searches, securing wayleaves, easement, and landlord’s consents in a telecommunications environment.

• Drafting and negotiation of; wayleave agreements, valuation of rights granted pursuant to the agreement, valuation of compensation claims and drafting schedule of condition of land.

• Building relationships with landowners, agents, consulting engineers, contractors, and government bodies

Experience & Exposure – to the following

• Telecommunications
• Fibre rollout
• Civils
• Project Management
• Design & Planning
• Must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle