Senior Land Manager

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilder in Exeter seeks a talented land professional to enhance their team. This role focuses on identifying and securing residential land opportunities, leveraging strong negotiation skills and a solid understanding of the planning process. Ideal candidates will have a proven background in volume housebuilding and land acquisition, ensuring compliance and delivering against ambitious targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in volume residential land acquisition.
• Strong knowledge of planning regulations and development viability.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate residential development opportunities.
• Lead negotiations with landowners and manage legal processes.
• Ensure compliance with planning and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Land sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Planning feasibility

Compliance

Job description

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An opportunity to join a well-established and ambitious housebuilder. Our client is seeking to strengthen their team with an ambitious land professional who has a background in volume housebuilding and a solid track record of delivering both strategic and immediate land opportunities.

With the backing of a well-connected team and a focus on securing commercially viable deals, this role offers significant influence across the entire land cycle, from identification and negotiation to planning and acquisition. An in-depth understanding of the planning process and the ability to secure land in line with volume delivery targets are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Land Sourcing & Evaluation:
• Identify residential development opportunities, assess viability, and produce financial appraisals and projections.
• Deal Structuring & Negotiation:
• Lead negotiations with landowners and agents, manage legal processes, and structure deals that balance risk and reward.
• Planning Feasibility:
• Work closely with internal planning and technical teams to assess site constraints and planning prospects.
• Conduct research to track local trends, competitor activity, and planning policy changes.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Build and maintain strong relationships with agents, landowners, local authorities, and consultants.
• Compliance & Delivery:
• Ensure land opportunities meet all planning and regulatory requirements and are suitable for volume delivery.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and provide support or mentoring to junior staff as needed.
• Proven experience in volume residential land acquisition (from PLC or large regional developers).
• Successful track record of securing both short-term and strategic land.
• Strong knowledge of planning regulations, development viability, and risk management.
• Excellent negotiation skills with a network of relevant contacts.
• Commercially driven, well-organised, and a clear communicator.
• Able to work independently and deliver against regional land targets.