Landholder Relations Advisor

**Job Summary**:
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Do you have experience in Landholder Relations and Property Access Management or related industries?_**

**_Are you keen to deliver positive outcomes to communities, stakeholders and landholders in support of renewable energy projects?_**

**_We have career opportunities for you_**
- Join a central player in the energy industry in a period of exciting transformation
- Multiple Career and Development Opportunities both Permanent and Fixed-Term
- Be part of an established and trusted Landholder Relations Team

**About the role**:
Powerlink plays a central role in connecting Queenslanders to a new energy future. As part of this, we are delivering a number of major projects, including renewable energy developments, across Queensland.

Your role will be to provide targeted, best-practice engagement support to land access matters, especially relating to our existing assets.

Your expertise and consideration of all stakeholders and landholders will support Powerlink’s social licence to operate and reputation, and your ability to influence critical land access issues will help to ensure limited disruptions to our projects and maintenance activities.

What this looks like on a daily basis:

- Developing and maintaining local awareness and knowledge on emerging landholder issues to inform business activities.
- Engaging with landholders to collect land related input for corridor planning, environmental and land related approvals, construction and maintenance processes.
- Contributing to and managing planning and scheduling activities for property access needs
- Collaborating with Project Managers, Engineers, Environmental Advisors, Cultural Heritage Officers, Communications Specialists and other industry professionals.
- Working in a construction teams to deliver new infrastructure on privately owned land.
- Managing Powerlink’s construction contractors to meet business and landholder commitments and expectations.

You will be working away from our office on a regular basis. Travel will vary with project stages, seasonal conditions and specific land access requirements.

**About you**:
The experience and skills of people we’re looking for span a broad range of industries and experiences. Qualifications in any of the following areas would support your success in the role; environment, social science, communications, archaeology, surveying or similar.

Your experience in landholder engagement in a previous role is beneficial, but what is most important is the best-practice engagement skillset you bring with you.

Additionally we would be encouraged to hear from you if you have exposure in any of the below industries and areas;
- Tenure and Approvals
- Legal, Planning and Land Valuation
- Survey
- Rural Land, Property or Stock Agent
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Telecommunication and Water Infrastructure (NBN etc.)
- Road, Rail or Transport infrastructure
- Social Sciences
- Social Impact Studies, Social Analysis/Research
- Community and Stakeholders Engagement, Liaison or Coordination,
- Forestry and Agri-business including primary producers
- Community Projects and Civil Council Works
- Industry Liaison
- Environmental consultation services
- LV or HV electrical transmission

**What next?**:
**About Powerlink**:
Powerlink is a leading Australian provider of electricity transmission services, delivering safe, cost effective and reliable solutions. Our purpose is to connect Queenslanders to a world-class energy future, providing electricity to five million Queenslanders and 238,000 businesses.

Our people strategy focuses on balanced leadership, values diverse backgrounds and fosters a culture of inclusion.

At Powerlink, we are an equal opportunity employer and proud to be a Work180 Endorsed Employer for Women.