Senior Land Buyer

Churchill Living Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading property company as a Land Buyer, playing a pivotal role in acquiring sites for development. You will work in a supportive environment, backed by a high-performing team, and be rewarded with competitive salary and benefits, alongside exciting career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary, reviewed annually

Company car or cash for car allowance

Attractive commission scheme

24 days holiday plus birthday off

Private medical care

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance and Health Screening

Wellbeing programmes and initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous land buying experience within property sector preferred.
• Genuine passion for land acquisition and development.
• Confident and competent driver with a valid UK drivers’ licence.

Responsibilities

• Investigate opportunities and identify sites through targeted marketing.
• Conduct site appraisals and manage the negotiation process.
• Work with the Land Director to formulate acquisition strategy.

Skills

Motivated

Proactive

Self-motivated

Analytical

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• Package: Competitive salary, with OTE to £90K p/a, with company car or cash for car plus excellent colleague benefits

About the role

Land is our lifeblood, which is why, we are expanding our Land teams across the country to support our growth drive strategy which will see us doubling our sales output in the next few years.

Our existing Land Teams are doing fantastic work and you can expect to be joining a high-performing team which is motivated, focused, and goal orientated.

Our Land Buyers play a critical role in the overall success of the business, and we’ll ensure you have all the tools needed to be successful. You can be expected to be trusted, respected, and supported in your career with us.

Our in-house team of experts, which include Architects, Planners, Technical, Legal, Commercial and Construction teams, enable you to create offers efficiently and effectively, drawing from their wealth of experience and specialist knowledge. Our Colleagues, including Senior Management, are very much land focused and work together towards our aligned goals.In this a fast-moving and all-encompassing role, you will be responsible for the full life cycle of land buying, including:

• Investigating opportunities through an extensive network of contacts
• Identifying sites directly through your own efforts of targeted marketing
• Desktop research, data analysis and utilising Land Insight
• We believe there is nothing better than seeing something for yourself to appreciate which sites will meet our customer’s needs, so we would want you to visit your target towns in person
• Carrying out site appraisals, creating reports and proposals
• Managing the offer and negotiation process

Working with your Land Director and wider team to help formulate the land acquisition strategy for the region.

About you

We are looking for motivated, ambitious, and proactive people to join us at this exciting time. You’ll have a genuine passion for land acquisition and development, and be keen to build your skills, knowledge, and experience.

You’ll have previous Land Buying experience within the property sector, but this does not need to be within residential, as many of our successful Land Buyers have joined us with a background in land acquisition from the commercial, retail and hospitality sectors. We also have Colleagues who joined us directly from Property and Land Agencies.

There are a range of roles within the Land teams but what everyone here has in common is an unwavering passion for their work, dedication, self-motivation, and a hunger for success.

This is supported by a strong desire and support from the Executive Directors to secure good quality sites for our developments.

We are looking for people who are confident and competent drivers, with a valid UK drivers’ licence as you’ll be spending a large proportion of your time out of the office.

How you'll be rewarded

• Maximise your earning potential, our Land Buyers can earn an OTE of £90,000 p/a
• We offer an attractive commission scheme, which rewards you for each site you secure, with “top-ups” for enhanced deals, (all paid upon exchange) in addition to a team bonus scheme
• Competitive basic salary, which is reviewed annually
• Company car or cash for car allowance
• Ongoing investment into your personal development with the opportunity to achieve professional qualifications
• Career progression that is tailored to your goals
• Plus we offer other benefits, which include; 24 days holiday plus a day off for your birthday, Private medical, Group Personal Pension Plan, Life Assurance and Health Screening
• Long service awards
• Colleague land referral bonus scheme
• We are a socially responsible company with our own Charitable Foundation who offer a fund matching programme for Colleagues
• Colleague wellbeing programmes and initiatives, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme

About Us

We are Churchill Living, the leading provider of housing that offers freedom, independence, and unrivalled living value for the over 60s, and we’re looking for people like you!

As a family-run, privately-owned business we have a strong culture built on trust and integrity. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with, and we believe in giving something back to the communities where we operate. Our success is built on our fantastic team of more than 700 Colleagues across the country, which is growing all the time.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality apartments in desirable locations across the country for those looking for greater freedom and independence. Our developments are designed to provide safety, support and a sense of community for our Customers to enjoy, ensuring peace of mind for them and their families.

We are proud to have been voted a Sunday Times Top 10 'Best Places to Work' based on our Colleague feedback. Not only that, but we’ve won a host of industry awards including the prestigious Housebuilder of the Year at the WhatHouse? Awards

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