Land Manager

Barratt Developments plc; Congleton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover - Single Cover

Annual Medical Health Assessment

26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day/3y

Job summary

Barratt Developments plc is seeking an experienced land liaison and acquisitions professional to secure land opportunities and support development strategies. The role involves negotiating with landowners, agents and third parties, reporting progress, and coordinating with the land and technical teams to maximise project value.

You will engage with planning managers, local authorities and external professionals, balancing commercial risk with opportunity while working in a hybrid environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in agent and landowner liaison within the strategic land, construction, house building or planning sector.
• Proven experience of unlocking sites with development potential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate to different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Formulating and implementing effective strategies for identifying and approaching owners of land.
• Negotiate offers and contracts on specific sites to benefit Gladman.
• Introduce yourself and the company to landowners, land agents and owners of essential third party land.
• Build rapports with landowners, land agents, colleagues and other professionals.
• Ensure successful leads are communicated to the wider land team in a timely manner.
• Prepare and submit financial proposals to secure land and progress negotiations.
• Maintain clear communication with colleagues.
• Act with professionalism and integrity at all times.
• Maintain trust of key individuals and group landowners, agents and consultants.

Skills

Landowner liaison

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Multi-tasking

Proactive

Team player

Adaptable

Job description

This role will see you engaged in liaison with landowners with support from other members of the team. Your aim will be to help secure land and facilitate the development of opportunities in line with the prevailing company strategy and direction. You will be responsible for formulating and implementing the most appropriate strategies for identifying the owners of and subsequently unlocking the subject sites, with the aim of helping to secure an annual quantum of opportunities as part of the wider team target and on terms which meet the company criteria. In addition, the role will also involve negotiations with third party landowners on sites where additional land may be required, e.g. for access or drainage easements. You will be responsible for reporting on the progress of your sites in a timely and efficient manner.

The role requires you to engage with landowners, land agents and other external professionals at various levels. The role will also require continual engagement with other Gladman staff, predominantly within the land and technical teams but also other departments as required.

As part of this role you will need to have a good understanding of the wider business needs. You will be commercially minded, seeking to maximise the business' profits through controlling costs and balancing the risks and rewards of a project.

Responsibilities:

• Formulating and implementing effective strategies for identifying and approaching owners of land.This will include liaison with the relevant Planning Managers for Local Authorities in your patch, with regular updates to see if any policy changes can identify sites to approach.
• Negotiate offers and contracts on specific sites to benefit Gladman.
• Introducing yourself and the company in a positive manner with a view to persuading landowners, land agents and owners of essential third party land to engage with us.
• Building up strong rapports with others, including with landowners, land agents, colleagues and other relevant professionals.
• Ensuring that any successful leads are communicated to the wider land team in a timely manner and that any general related administration is managed efficiently.
• Preparing and submitting financial proposals to secure land and progressing subsequent negotiations.
• Ensuring that clear lines of communication are maintained with colleagues as appropriate.
• Acting with professionalism and integrity at all times.
• Maintain, and gain respect and trust of key individuals and group landowners, agents, consultants etc.

• Proven experience in agent and landowner liaison gained within the strategic land, construction, house building or planning sector
• Proven experience of being able to unlock sites with development potential
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate to different audiences
• Strong organisational, coordination, and reporting skills
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to build rapport
• Adaptable to changing circumstances and be able to think creatively in response to change and in seeking continual improvement.
• Proactive
• Excellent team player
• Skilled negotiator

Gladman Developments are part of Barratt Redrow PLC. With over 30 years' experience in achieving planning permissions, our team have years of professional experience and a wide range of industry contacts, from central government, local councils, professional consultants to major housebuilders.

We operate on a hybrid working basis, with dedicated office days and flexible start and finish times.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

Gladman Developments are part of Barratt Redrow PLC. With over 30 years' experience in achieving planning permissions, our team have years of professional experience and a wide range of industry contacts, from central government, local councils, professional consultants to major housebuilders.

We operate on a hybrid working basis, with dedicated office days and flexible start and finish times.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

As part of working for Gladman Developments and specifically for this role we offer:

• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• 26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)

Today's housebuilding professional need tomorrow's benefits, so they're ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

Private medical cover

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more — including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

Pension

First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

Annual Health Assessment

All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers. These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

So much more

From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.

About Gladman Developments

Gladman is all about innovation. We are passionate about winning and invest significant expenditure on robust evidence, research, specialist studies and investigations. With over 25 years' experience in obtaining planning permissions, we are the UK's most active and successful land promoter. We have enjoyed significant and prolific success in a range of property sectors, and we continue to go from strength to strength as we look to the future.

Where you’ll be working

Here is where you'll be based, whether that's an office or one of our sites.

Putting diversity and inclusion front and centre

We know that a diverse team is better for our customers, makes us a more attractive employer and results in a stronger, more sustainable business. Which is why we're so committed to developing our inclusive culture.

Thinking ahead to leave a better world behind

We are building a sustainable tomorrow, one house and one community at a time. Our commitment to our customers is rooted in every decision and day-to-day action we take.

See how our colleagues are building tomorrow together.