Land Manager

Wates Smartspace; Northampton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates is seeking an ambitious Land Manager for the Midlands region to identify, evaluate and secure land opportunities for residential and mixed-use developments. You will work with landowners, agents and local authorities to build a robust land pipeline and support strategy delivery.

You will lead land appraisals, negotiate agreements, manage consultants and present investment recommendations to governance boards, aligning planning promotion with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in land acquisition, land promotion, development or a related property environment.
• Strong understanding of the residential development market.
• Knowledge of land valuation, planning and development processes.
• Understanding of development appraisals and financial modelling.
• Experience working with land systems such as Pro-map or Land Insight.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and securing residential and mixed-use development opportunities.
• Undertaking land, planning, technical and commercial appraisals.
• Negotiating land transactions including option, promotion, hybrid and freehold agreements.
• Building and maintaining relationships with landowners, agents and industry contacts.
• Managing consultants throughout the land acquisition process.
• Preparing and presenting investment proposals and recommendations.
• Supporting planning promotion strategies and responding to planning policy changes.

Skills

Land acquisition experience

Strong negotiation skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of planning and development

Tools

Pro-map

Land Insight

Job description

Do you have an eye for land opportunities and the ambition to turn them into thriving new communities?

At Wates, we're reimagining places for people to thrive. We are looking for an ambitious Land Manager to join our Wates Manor Oak business in the midlands and play a key role inidentifying, securing and progressing strategic land opportunities that support our long-term growth plans. Based within our Land & Development team, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver a pipeline of high-quality residential and mixed-use development opportunities

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Land Manager, you will beresponsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating and securing land opportunities across the midland's region, helping to drive the delivery of sites. You'll build and maintain strong relationships with landowners, agents, consultants and local authorities while supporting the development of land strategies that align with business objectives.

Working alongside planning, technical, commercial and legal teams, you'll lead land appraisals, negotiate contracts, manage consultant teams and present investment recommendations to senior management and governance boards.

As a Land Manager you will:

• Identifying and securing residential and mixed-use development opportunities. Undertakingland, planning, technical and commercial appraisals.


• Negotiating land transactions including option, promotion, hybrid and freehold agreements.


• Building and maintaining relationships with landowners, agents and industry contacts.


• Managing consultants throughout the land acquisition process.


• Preparing and presenting investment proposals and recommendations.


• Supporting planning promotion strategies and responding to planning policy changes.

What we are looking for

You'll bring experience within land acquisition, land promotion, development or a related property environment, along with a strong understanding of the residential development market. We'reparticularly interested in candidates who have:

• Experience identifying and progressing land opportunities, particularly in the Midlands.


• Strong commercial negotiation and relationship-building skills.


• Knowledge of land valuation, planning and development processes.


• Understanding of development appraisals and financial modelling.


• Experience working with land systems such as Pro-map or Land Insight.

Our commitments:

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail].