Plot & New Homes Manager

Yolk Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK law firm is seeking a Plots & New Homes Manager to lead within their Development and Housebuilding team. This position calls for someone with over 5 years of experience in residential development, responsible for overseeing transactions and managing client relationships. The role offers a competitive salary up to £80,000 with a hybrid working model of 2 days in the office, and benefits like private health insurance and clear leadership pathways.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Enhanced annual leave

Medicash

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in residential development or plot sales.
• Experience supervising legal teams or paralegals.
• Strong understanding of the residential development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plot sales and purchaser new-build transactions.
• Prepare sites for sale including legal packs.
• Supervise conveyancing teams handling transactions.

Skills

Residential development

Client relationship management

Leadership

Commercial mindset

Job description

Plots & New Homes Manager | Senior Property Lawyer

Salary: Up to £80,000 + bonus
Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days office / 3 days home
Location: Reading

If you're the kind of lawyer who enjoys building something, not just servicing a caseload - this could be the move that genuinely changes your trajectory.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership-focused role within a high-performing property and development environment, where you'll have real influence over how a growing New Homes offering evolves.

You’ll be joining a modern, commercially focused law firm with an excellent regional and national reputation, known for working closely with developers, housebuilders and high-value property clients - and for trusting senior lawyers to lead from the front.

Opportunity

You’ll take ownership of a key workstream within a thriving Development and Housebuilding team - helping drive service delivery, client relationships and team performance.

Work will include:

• Overseeing plot sales and/or purchaser new-build transactions
• Preparing sites for sale including legal packs and site set-up
• Supervising conveyancing teams handling high-volume transactions
• Working directly with developers and housebuilder clients
• Supporting business development and service innovation
• Helping shape and grow a key revenue stream for the wider team

The role is designed for someone commercially minded who wants visibility, leadership responsibility and genuine influence over how a service line develops.

What They Are Looking For

• 5+ years' experience in residential development / new homes / plot sales
• Experience supervising lawyers, paralegals or transaction teams
• Strong understanding of the residential development lifecycle
• Confidence working with developer clients and managing relationships
• Commercial mindset and interest in improving processes or services

Experience across both developer and purchaser work is beneficial but not essential.

Why This Firm?

• Highly regarded UK law firm with strong Legal 500 and Chambers recognition
• Top-tier ranked property capability regionally
• Strong developer, corporate and commercial client base
• Modern, collaborative culture where senior lawyers are empowered to lead
• Genuine investment in people, progression and innovation

The firm is recognised as a leading UK practice and consistently ranked by major legal directories, reflecting both technical strength and client service quality.

They're known for tackling complex commercial challenges across property, development and corporate sectors - not just transactional volume work.

What Is in It for You

• Salary up to £65k + bonus potential
• Hybrid working (2 days office)
• Clear leadership pathway
• Exposure to national developer clients
• Influence over service development and team structure
• Modern, collaborative, people-focused culture
• Private health insurance, enhanced annual leave, Medicash and lots of other excellent benefits!

Why This Role Stands Out

This isn't just a "manage the files and the team" job.
It’s a chance to:

• Step into a visible leadership role
• Influence how a growing service evolves
• Work closely with commercial developer clients
• Be trusted to drive process, performance and growth

If you're even slightly curious, it's worth a conversation - these types of roles don't come up too often!

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.