Senior Land Manager / Senior Acquisitions Manager – London & South of England

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Essex, Gloucester, City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment and development company in the UK seeks a Senior Land Manager to identify and acquire land for purpose-built student accommodation. This role requires PBSA acquisition experience and a strong network in the property sector. The position involves a mix of office and remote work, with responsibilities including securing planning consent on large development sites. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of areas of operation and existing network of contacts.
• Experience securing planning consent on land for large developments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure planning consent on land for large development opportunities.
• Work with the team to progress sites from front end through to detailed planning.

Skills

PBSA acquisition experience

Network of contacts

Knowledge of land planning

Job description

Overview

Senior Land Manager / Senior Acquisitions Manager – London & South of England

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 plus package plus bonus
Location: London, South England, South West England
Regions: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Gloucester, Hampshire, Kent, London, South East, South West, Southern England, Sussex, Wiltshire

My client seeks a senior land acquisition & development manager for their busy investment arm of a very profitable business that has a head office in London. This role will be a mixture of working from this office and working from home. This is a Land Acquisition & Development role for PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation) and it is imperative that the successful candidate has PBSA acquisition experience and a network of contacts that can provide details on consented and unconsented sites throughout the London and the South / South West of England.

The client will be looking for sites in heavy student cities and these will include but are not limited to: London, Southampton, Bristol, Exeter, Wales. This role is to find unconsented & consented PBSA sites in good student locations, the role will require front end experience that would allow you to work with the rest of the team to progress any sites through to and inclusive of detailed planning.

This company will operate as a BTR developer and will also sell developments to Universities and they currently have over 7000 beds of student accommodation and are looking to increase the amount of student accommodation it owns and operates on a long term basis.

Responsibilities

• Identify, bid, successfully secure and obtain planning consent on land for large development opportunities (over £40m GDV) primarily for purpose built student accommodation, but may also include residential BTR/ Co-living opportunities.
• Work with the team to progress sites from front end through to detailed planning.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of your areas of operation and an existing network of contacts and working relationships with key stakeholders.
• PBSA acquisition experience with a network of contacts to provide information on consented and unconsented sites in London and the South / South West of England.

About the company

This role is with one of the leading PBSA investment and development companies in the UK, a forward-thinking, well-funded organisation that values its staff and offers progression in roles. The company operates as a PBSA investor/developer and also sells developments to Universities; they currently have over 7000 beds and aim to increase ownership and operation of student accommodation on a long-term basis.