Senior Land Manager / Senior Acquisitions Manager – Midlands / North / Scotland

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Senior Land Manager for the Midlands, North England, and Scotland, focused on land acquisition for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). Candidates must possess PBSA acquisition experience and a strong network within the industry. The role offers excellent salary, bonus, and progression opportunities within a growing company. Flexible work-from-home arrangements available.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Work from home options

Attractive pension scheme

Performance bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in land acquisition and development for student accommodation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and secure planning consents for significant developments.
• Established network of contacts in the real estate and development sectors.

Responsibilities

• Identify, bid, secure, and obtain planning consent on land for large development opportunities.
• Develop site assessments and progress them through detailed planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to negotiate land acquisition deals.

Skills

PBSA acquisition experience

Networking with stakeholders

Knowledge of planning consent

Self-motivated

Job description

Senior Land Manager / Senior Acquisitions Manager – Midlands / North / Scotland

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 plus package plus bonus

Location: Midlands, North England, Scotland

Regions: Birmingham, Cambridgeshire, East Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester, Merseyside, Midlands, North East, North of England, North West, North West England, Nottingham, Scotland, West Midlands, Yorkshire

My client seeks a senior land acquisition and development manager for their busy investment arm. This role will be a mixture of working in one of their Regional offices and working from home.

This is a Land Acquisition and Development role for PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation) and requires PBSA acquisition experience and a network of contacts that can provide details on consented and unconsented sites throughout the Midlands, North, and Scotland.

The client will be looking for sites in heavy student cities, including but not limited to:

• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Nottingham
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow

The role is to find unconsented and consented PBSA sites in good student locations, requiring front-end experience to progress sites through to and inclusive of detailed planning.

These roles will suit proactive, self-motivated, and innovative individuals to join one of the leading student accommodation developers/investors in the UK.

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

The successful candidates will identify, bid, 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.

To be successful, you will need detailed knowledge of your areas of operation and have an existing network of contacts and working relationships with key stakeholders.

In return, you can expect an excellent salary, bonus, generous holiday, WFH, generous pension, and a role that can lead to Director.

This role is with one of the leading PBSA investment and development companies in the UK, a real opportunity to join a forward-thinking, well-funded organisation that values its staff and offers progression in roles.