Land & Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de construction régionale recherche un Land & Planning Manager pour rejoindre son équipe à Manchester. Ce rôle clé implique la promotion de sites, la gestion des demandes de planification, et la liaison avec des organismes statutaires pour assurer le respect des objectifs commerciaux. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience pertinente dans le domaine, de solides compétences en négociation, et idéalement sera accrédité par le RTPI ou le RICS.

Qualifications

• Expérience en terre et/ou planification.
• Accréditation professionnelle souhaitée (RTPI / RICS).
• Aptitudes en gestion budgétaire et prévision de coûts.

Responsibilities

• Promotion de sites et gestion des appels d'offres.
• Gestion de consultants externes et respect du budget.
• Production de rapports mensuels sur les projets clés.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Understanding of land values

Education

Professional accreditation (RTPI / RICS)

Job description

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A regional house builder have a requirement for a Land & Planning Manager to join their team.

Working closely with the Land Director you will work closely with internal teams (land / technical / commercial / sales) to ensure that business objectives are met on planning applications. You will also, liaise with statutory bodies to assist in the resolving of technical and design issues and with the production of technical and layout information in support of applications and planning strategies.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Promotion of sites through the planning process with a view to securing allocations of land for housing,
• Planning applications and the handling of appeals,
• Appointment of external consultants,
• Identification of new strategic land opportunities and negotiation of legal agreements on appropriate terms,
• Liaison with landowners over progress on site promotion,
• Responsibility for the renewal/extension of options,
• Input into the production of developer collaboration agreements,
• Monitoring of Local Plan documents, housing land supply and competitor activity,
• Community engagement on site promotions and planning applications,
• Management of planning and acquisition activity to deliver key targets in priority areas of search,
• Production of monthly progress reports on key projects
• Preparation of planning strategies
• Produce and manage budgets and professional fees
• Management of external consultants to ensure that they deliver effectively, on time and to budget,
• Management of fee spend in line with budget forecasts.

Role requirements:

• Experience and background in either land and / or planning.
• Professional accreditation (RTPI / RICS) is desirable.
• Be commercially aware of contractual obligations on each project to ensure that these can be met before committing expenditure to a given project,
• Ensure that infrastructure and S106 obligations are capable of being supported by the scheme commercially and contractually,
• Aim to secure best value when appointing consultants with close control kept over cost,
• Be able to forecast likely fee spend accurately,
• Be conversant with land values, build and infrastructure costs in producing scheme viabilities