Senior Land Manager

Pinnacle Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing developer based in Kent is urgently seeking a Senior Land Manager. The role involves acquiring land in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex, focusing on strategic sites and building relationships with landowners. The ideal candidate will have a strong network and a proactive approach to land deals, aiming to secure up to three sites a year while enjoying excellent work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Extensive contacts in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex.
• Experience in land acquisition and securing planning.

Responsibilities

• Originate and find deals for land acquisition.
• Appraise and help secure planning before handover to construction.

Skills

Negotiation

Networking

Land Acquisition

Job description

Housing developer based in Kent urgently require a Senior Land Manager to join the team.

Site locations will be Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Essex and will be mainly build now sites although they will acquire strategic sites that can come to fruition within a 5 - 7 year period in addition.

The role will suit someone who has an extensive list of contacts in these areas and be able to create deals from their pro-active methods in acquiring Land.

Acquisitions will need to be from 50 - 150 units, and sites can be bought stp or unconditionally and will not need to be financed as this house builder is very well funded and can clear funds for the deal. They will in addition look at sites that are consented providing there is value in building out or ability to optimize the planning to make it more attractive.

The role will be to originate and find deals, appraise, help secure planning before being handed over to the construction team to build out.

This role will suit someone who has good 'off-market' contacts with Land owners, funds as they tend to not use agencies if possible to keep margins strong.

This is a very secure role, expectations are to buy up to 3 sites a year in these areas and the role offers an excellent work life balance for someone who seeks security in the role and who wants to complete on deals.

Please apply with a CV