Land Manager – Kent £80,000

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Land Manager to oversee land acquisitions in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex. The ideal candidate will have a strong network to proactively originate deals and manage planning processes, ensuring up to 3 sites can be acquired each year. This role offers a secure position with an excellent work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Strong network of contacts in residential development areas.
• Proven experience in land acquisition and planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Originate and find deals for land acquisitions.
• Appraise and help secure planning before handing over to construction.
• Utilize off-market contacts to maintain favorable margins.

Skills

Strong network of contacts in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex

Ability to originate deals proactively

Experience in land acquisition

Job description

Overview

Location: Kent | Salary: c£80,000 plus package

Housing developer based in Kent urgently require a Senior Land Manager to join the team. Site locations will be Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex and will be mainly build now sites although they will acquire strategic sites that can come to fruition within a 5 – 7 year period in addition.

The role will suit someone who has an extensive list of contacts in these areas and be able to create deals from their pro-active methods in acquiring Land.

Acquisitions will need to be from 50 – 150 units, and sites can be bought stp or unconditionally and will not need to be financed as this house builder is very well funded and can clear funds for the deal. They will in addition look at sites that are consented providing there is value in building out or ability to optimize the planning to make it more attractive.

The role will be to originate and find deals, appraise, help secure planning before being handed over to the construction team to build out.

This role will suit someone who has good ‘off-market’ contacts with Land owners, funds as they tend to not use agencies if possible to keep margins strong.

This is a very secure role, expectations are to buy up to 3 sites a year in these areas and the role offers an excellent work life balance for someone who seeks security in the role and who wants to complete on deals.

Responsibilities

• Originate and find deals, appraise, help secure planning before being handed over to the construction team to build out.
• Acquisitions will be from 50 – 150 units; sites can be bought STP or unconditionally and will not require external financing.
• Consider sites that are consented where there is value in building out or optimizing planning to increase attractiveness.
• Utilize off-market contacts with landowners and funds to maintain margins.
• Aim to buy up to 3 sites per year in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Strong network of contacts in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex.
• Ability to originate deals proactively and create opportunities from contacts.
• Experience in land acquisition for residential development and understanding of planning processes.