Senior Land Manager

Wates Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates is seeking a Senior Land Manager to identify and secure land opportunities across the Midlands, working with planning, technical, commercial and legal teams to present investment recommendations. You'll build relationships with landowners, agents, and authorities while developing land strategies that align with our growth plans.

This role requires experience in land acquisition, land promotion, and development, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and familiarity with development

Qualifications

• Experience identifying and progressing land opportunities, particularly in the Midlands.
• Strong commercial negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of land valuation, planning and development processes.
• Understanding of development appraisals and financial modelling.
• Experience working with land systems such as Pro-map or Land Insight.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and securing residential and mixed-use development opportunities.
• Undertaking land, planning, technical and commercial appraisals.
• Negotiating land transactions including option, promotion, hybrid and freehold agreements.
• Building and maintaining relationships with landowners, agents and industry contacts.
• Managing consultants throughout the land acquisition process.
• Preparing and presenting investment proposals and recommendations.
• Supporting planning promotion strategies and responding to planning policy changes.
• Representing Wates at industry events, networking opportunities and meetings.

Skills

Land acquisition

Negotiation

Relationship building

Development appraisals

Financial modelling

Pro-map

Land Insight

Tools

Pro-map

Land Insight

Job description

Are you passionate about identifying opportunities, building relationships, and unlocking the potential of land for future communities?

At Wates, we're reimagining places for people to thrive. We are looking for an ambitious Senior Land Manager to join our Wates Manor Oak business in the midlands and play a key role in identifying, securing and progressing strategic land opportunities that support our long-term growth plans. Based within our Land & Development team, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver a pipeline of high-quality residential and mixed-use development opportunities.

About The Role

As Senior Land Manager, you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating and securing land opportunities across the midland's region, helping to drive the delivery of sites. You'll build and maintain strong relationships with landowners, agents, consultants and local authorities while supporting the development of land strategies that align with business objectives.

Working alongside planning, technical, commercial and legal teams, you'll lead land appraisals, negotiate contracts, manage consultant teams and present investment recommendations to senior management and governance boards.

As a Senior Land Manager You Will

• Identifying and securing residential and mixed-use development opportunities.
• Undertaking land, planning, technical and commercial appraisals.
• Negotiating land transactions including option, promotion, hybrid and freehold agreements.
• Building and maintaining relationships with landowners, agents and industry contacts.
• Managing consultants throughout the land acquisition process.
• Preparing and presenting investment proposals and recommendations.
• Supporting planning promotion strategies and responding to planning policy changes.
• Representing Wates at industry events, networking opportunities and meetings.

What We Are Looking For

You'll bring experience within land acquisition, land promotion, development or a related property environment, along with a strong understanding of the residential development market. We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Experience identifying and progressing land opportunities, particularly in the Midlands.
• Strong commercial negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of land valuation, planning and development processes.
• Understanding of development appraisals and financial modelling.
• Experience working with land systems such as Pro-map or Land Insight.
• The ability to influence and present confidently to a wide range of stakeholders.

Our Commitments

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]