Associate Director – Land & Development – Midlands/ North West Home Counties

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; West Midlands, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, East Midlands, Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known property development firm in the Midlands seeks an experienced Associate Director of Land & Development. The role involves identifying and acquiring profitable sites, conducting due diligence, and managing planning applications. You will be responsible for leading projects and ensuring success in a fast-paced environment. A competitive salary of c£100,000 plus bonuses is offered, along with opportunities for promotion to Director level.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Excellent bonus scheme

Promotion opportunities

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering development projects successfully.
• Experience in land acquisition and due diligence.
• Demonstrated ability to appraise investment returns.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire sites in the Midlands area.
• Conduct due diligence for land acquisitions.
• Compile comprehensive board packs for decision-making.
• Oversee planning applications for acquired land.

Skills

Professional qualification (MRICS or similar)

Strong self-motivation

Industry networking

Board-level experience

Job description

Associate Director – Land & Development – Midlands/ North West Home Counties

A highly regarded Developer who have been established for over a decade urgently require a Senior Land & Development Professional who can step into the role of Associate Director for Land & Development Midlands Region.

The company concerned are a specialist property developer who source, plan and deliver a wide range of residential and mixed use schemes throughout the UK, they will pick and choose which they wish to build out ensuring the company is renowned for creating unique, exciting developments that will leave a lasting impression in the area.

This developer is partnered by an institutionally backed equity provider and they are able to move very quickly on sites if the deal stacks up. They are considered a highly entrepreneurial business that have an excellent reputation in the market for identifying, acquiring, planning and building out sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• The right candidate will be currently active in the Midlands area and be used to identifying and acquiring good sites in this location that have the potential to gain value on planning or as built out site.
• Able to review, conduct due diligence and appraise ensuring that investment return is optimised as either Land sales or build out.
• Ensure all board packs are comprehensively compiled to enable the board to move quickly on correct information
• Take responsibility for legal, contract and technical due diligence phases of all land acquisitions
• Oversee all planning applications on approved land acquisitions made by the company.
• Review and sign off the marketing strategy for all land acquisitions involved with.
• Work with the employed Project Managers to ensure the smooth transition of projects
• Review and sign off the necessary EA and various other professional consultants utilised
• Provide accurate and timely reports for the board on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as required on the progress of your projects

Desirable Skills:

• Professionally qualified. MRICS or similar
• Highly networked in the industry and able to deliver deals
• Strong self motivation with and entrepreneurial attitude
• Operated in a similar role for either a national housebuilder or SME property developer.
• Track record at working at board level to drive strategies for growth and profitability.

The successful candidate will have well developed interpersonal skills and be highly effective operating in a fast-paced working environment. Being a skilled manager of the development process and associated teams and a track record for delivering against challenging objectives are key requirements.

The company will allow you to be satellite based in the midlands if need be and will only require reporting into the London or Home Counties office when required to do so. This role will require you to be out in the field ensuring the right deals continue to come in to expand the company’s ever increasing presence in this area.

In return you can expect to be highly remunerated, have an excellent bonus scheme, be able to buy and deliver iconic schemes as well as looking at promotion to full Director level.

Salary: c£100,000 plus full package & bonus
Location: Midlands
Regions: Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Midlands, Midlands, West Midlands