Land Buyer

Persimmon Homes; Great Blakenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Persimmon Homes is seeking a Land Buyer to join their team, where you will find and secure new land opportunities and manage the acquisition process. With a commitment to fostering professional growth and an inclusive work environment, this role offers competitive benefits including life cover and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail required.
• Land Buying experience is essential.
• Full driving licence needed.

Responsibilities

• Managing the land buying process within the Land team.
• Carrying out detailed site searches to identify new opportunities.
• Producing development appraisals to assess financial viability.

Skills

IT proficiency

Report writing skills

Understanding of the planning process

Understanding of development appraisals

Commercially focused

Willingness to work with initiative

Education

Relevant or related undergraduate and/or post graduate qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Land Buyer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Land Buyer, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The role involves finding and securing new land opportunities, managing the acquisition process, and supporting the team to deliver sites on time and to a high standard.

The role will build a healthy land pipeline to ensure continuous sales outlet opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Managing the land buying process within the Land team as well as supporting Technical, Planning and Commercial teams
• Carrying out detailed site searches to identify new opportunities
• Managing their own and team members work lists with a focus on delivery to key deadlines
• Appraising both strategic and short-term land opportunities
• Producing development appraisals to assess the financial viability of sites
• Undertaking market research
• Meeting with agents and landowners to build and manage relationships
• Presenting and report writing for internal approvals
• Representing the company with high professional standards

What experience do I need?

• Relevant or related undergraduate and/or post graduate qualification
• IT proficiency, particularly conversant with MS Office package
• Report writing skills and excellent business English with good attention to detail
• Full driving licence
• Land Buying experience
• Committed to providing professional, proactive and innovative solutions
• Understanding of the planning process
• Understanding of development appraisals
• Commercially focused
• A willingness and ability to work with initiative