Land Buyer

HARRON HOMES LIMITED; Morley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Annual leave 25 days

Purchase additional leave

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice pension

Career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Harron Homes Limited in Yorkshire is seeking a commercially minded Land Buyer to join our team, helping identify and secure land opportunities to fuel our development programme. You will work with the Head of Land and internal teams to build a high-quality land bank, conduct appraisals, bids, and negotiations, and nurture relationships with landowners and agents to drive growth.

We offer a competitive annual bonus, generous annual leave, and pension options as part of a supportive,

Qualifications

• Commercially aware, proactive with housebuilding experience.
• Strong numerical and communication skills.
• Organised, self-motivated with target delivery.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, researching and evaluating potential land and residential development opportunities.
• Preparing land appraisals and supporting the preparation of competitive bids.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with landowners, local agents, local authorities and other developers.
• Developing a detailed understanding of your designated area, including local development opportunities and competitor activity.
• Supporting negotiations and the preparations of offers for land acquisitions.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, including Technical, to assess the suitability and potential of prospective sites.
• Supporting the ongoing management of acquired land and assisting with the legal and technical aspects of the acquisition process.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Numerical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Decision making

Self-motivation

Job description

Are you passionate about land acquisition, property development and identifying exciting new opportunities? Harron Homes is looking for a motivated and commercially minded Land Buyer to join our Yorkshire team, playing a key role in supporting our continued growth.

The role:

Working closely with the Head of Land and internal teams, you will help identify and secure suitable land opportunities, ensuring we maintain a strong and high quality land bank to support our development objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, researching and evaluating potential land and residential development opportunities.
• Preparing land appraisals and supporting the preparation of competitive bids.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with landowners, local agents, local authorities and other developers.
• Developing a detailed understanding of your designated area, including local development opportunities and competitor activity.
• Supporting negotiations and the preparations of offers for land acquisitions.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, including Technical, to assess the suitability and potential of prospective sites.
• Supporting the ongoing management of acquired land and assisting with the legal and technical aspects of the acquisition process.

About you:

We are looking for someone who is commercially aware, proactive and eager to make an impact. You will ideally have experience within housebuilding environment. You will have strong numerical, written and verbal communication skills, sound decision making abilities and the confidence to build relationships, influence others and identify opportunities. You will also be organised, self motivated and driven to achieve targets and deliver results.

What's on offer?

• Annual bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Able to purchase additional annual leave
• Life assurance
• Able to enrol into a salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Room to develop, grow and progress your career
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Why join Harron Homes?

This is an opportunity to be part of a team where you can contribute to the growth of the business, develop your knowledge of the residential property market and play an important role in securing land for future developments.

We believe Harron Homes is a place for everyone, no matter where you come from, what you look like or how you identify.

Please note due to the volume of applicants, if you have not heard from us within 14 days, please accept this as confirmation that we will not be progressing with your application further on this occasion.