Land Manager

TDM Recruitment Group; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A privately owned housebuilder is seeking a Senior Land Manager to join its Partnerships division in the West and South Midlands. You will find, secure and progress land opportunities, handling deals from initial approach through to exchange and completion, and acting as the main contact for landowners, agents, RPs and public sector partners.

The role reports to the Land Director and involves shaping land strategy, leading key deals and collaborating with the Board to drive affordable housing

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a land manager within housebuilders, partnerships contractors or RP teams.
• Strong network of landowners and agents in the Midlands.
• Understanding of affordable housing delivery: s106, grants, tenure mixes.
• Commercially sharp with residual land appraisals and complex deal negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Source and grow land pipeline through agents, landlords and local authorities.
• Lead negotiations on options, contracts and partnerships; present robust appraisals to Land Committee/Board.
• Build and maintain relationships with RPs, councils and Homes England.
• Lead and develop junior team members; coordinate with planning, technical, legal and commercial colleagues to move sites through due diligence and planning to start on site.

Skills

Land management

Landowner network

Negotiation

Affordability housing

Job description

TDM Recruitment is retained by a well-established, privately owned housebuilder to appoint a Senior Land Manager to its Partnerships division. The business works across the west and South Midlands. It has a strong record of delivering affordable and mixed-tenure homes with Registered Providers, local authorities and Homes England.

The business is growing its partnerships pipeline. This is a senior hire with real influence. You’ll shape land strategy, lead the important deals and work directly with the Board, without the layers of a PLC.

The role

Reporting to the Land Director, you’ll find, secure and progress land opportunities that fit the business’s partnerships and affordable housing model. You’ll handle deals from first approach through to exchange and completion, and you’ll be the main contact for landowners, agents, RPs and public sector partners.

Key responsibilities:

• Land sourcing and pipeline growth: find land-led and partnership opportunities through agents, landowners, promoters, RPs and local authorities. This includes s106 packages, 100% affordable schemes and mixed-tenure sites.
• Deal structuring and negotiation: lead negotiations on options, conditional contracts, land-led partnerships and package deals. Prepare robust appraisals and present them to the Land Committee and the Board.
• Partner relationships: build lasting relationships with Registered Providers, councils and Homes England. Understand their funding streams, tenure mixes and delivery needs, and position the business as their partner of choice.
• Leadership and coordination: support and develop junior members of the land team. Work closely with planning, technical, commercial and legal colleagues to move sites through due diligence and planning to start on site.

About you

• A proven land manager or land manager from a housebuilder, partnerships contractor or RP development team
• A track record of buying land in the East and/or west Midlands, with a strong network of agents and landowners in the region
• A sound understanding of affordable housing delivery: s106, AHP grant funding, tenure mixes and RP partnership models
• Commercially sharp, confident with residual land appraisals, and skilled at negotiating complex deals