Development Surveyor Project Coordinator in Wilmslow)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Wilmslow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable property firm in Wilmslow seeks a Development Surveyor / Project Coordinator to manage development surveying and legal processes for land transactions. The ideal candidate has 2-5+ years of relevant experience, with strong project management and legal coordination skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and employee benefits, providing a dynamic working environment with opportunities in land acquisition and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee benefits, including pension

Professional development support

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years in property development or surveying environment.
• Strong understanding of the development lifecycle.
• Experience with property/real-estate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage due diligence and legal documentation for land transactions.
• Coordinate delivery of project components with various teams.
• Support negotiations on legal terms.

Skills

Property development experience

Understanding of planning process

Legal coordination experience

Stakeholder management

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Degree in Surveying, Real Estate, Planning or similar

Tools

Excel

Job description

Development Surveyor / Project Coordinator

Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire

Salary: Competitive

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

This is a hybrid role combining development surveying and project coordination. The successful candidate will manage due diligence, viability, planning, and legal documentation for land transactions, acting as a central point of contact between internal teams (land, commercial, technical) and external advisors (solicitors, consultants). You'll ensure legal processes progress smoothly and support commercial teams in driving land deals through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

Development Surveying

• Renew initial site appraisals (market, planning, technical) to assess development potential, working closely with planning, land, and technical teams.
• Coordinate with planning and design teams to ensure development proposals align with business objectives and planning policy.
• Support value‑engineering exercises to optimise scheme design, cost and delivery.
• Coordinate delivery of letters of reliance from design consultants in respect of land sales.

Legal Coordination

• Manage the legal process for land transactions (acquisitions, disposals, leases) - from Heads of Terms through to exchange and completion.
• Develop and maintain legal documentation templates (e.g. Heads of Terms, option agreements, contracts).
• Track and maintain a live legal schedule of all matters (options, contracts, key dates, obligations), ensuring obligations are met and risks are flagged early.
• Act as a liaison between internal teams (Land, Technical, Commercial) and external legal advisers (solicitors), ensuring all queries and actions are coordinated efficiently.
• Prepare regular reports (weekly, monthly) summarising legal milestones, deadlines and upcoming deliverables.
• Support negotiations on legal terms, working with Land Directors/Sales Directors, to agree commercial deal points.
• Maintain proper records (legal files, correspondence, contracts) and ensure high standards of documentation.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience (2–5+ years) in property development, land promotion or surveying environment.
• Strong understanding of the planning process and development lifecycle.
• Excellent legal coordination experience, ideally with property / real‑estate transactions (options, contracts, completions).
• Commercial acumen, with a good sense of risk, opportunity and land value.
• Strong stakeholder management: able to communicate with lawyers, landowners, consultants and internal teams.
• Very good project management skills, with a disciplined approach to tracking milestones, deliverables and deadlines.
• Highly organised, detail‑orientated and adept at managing multiple live transactions.
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal), including report writing.
• Proficiency in MS Office; experience with financial/modelling tools (e.g. Excel) essential.
• Educated to degree level (ideally in Surveying, Real Estate, Planning or similar).
• Membership or working towards chartership with RICS is advantageous.
• Financial modelling skills: viability assessments, cash‑flow modelling, scenario analysis is advantageous.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and self‑starter: you will own processes and drive them forward.
• Collaborative: you enjoy working in a cross‑functional team.
• Resilient under pressure: ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Analytical mindset: you can interpret financial, legal and technical data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Integrity: high standards of professional conduct, particularly when dealing with sensitive legal and commercial information.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Employee benefits including pension, profit share, long‑service awards and holiday.
• Opportunity to work across a dynamic business with real exposure to land acquisition, planning and development.
• Professional development support (e.g., RICS chartership).
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial working environment.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please do not hesitate to apply.