Strategic Land and Planning Manager

Bellway Homes; Almondsbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK seeks a Strategic Land and Planning Manager to lead site acquisitions and planning processes. The role involves negotiating land deals, managing planning applications, and working with local authorities. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in land management and planning, and hold RICS or RTPI qualifications. Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits are offered alongside a full-time employment structure.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a high volume national housebuilder.
• Some experience in land deal negotiations.
• Experience promoting sites through the Local Plan process.

Responsibilities

• Monitor planning policy to find opportunities.
• Conduct planning and viability appraisals.
• Negotiate heads of terms with landowners.

Skills

Identifying and negotiating land deals

Experience with planning applications

Networking with planning consultants

Understanding of planning policy

Communication skills

Education

RICS or RTPI qualified

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Join to apply for the Strategic Land and Planning Manager role at Bellway Homes.

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Strategic Land Team are looking to recruit a Strategic Land and Planning Manager based in Bristol covering our West Division.

The role of Strategic Land and Planning Manager is responsible for identifying, negotiating and acquiring strategic residential sites. The Strategic Land and Planning Manager also manages and controls the promotion of a portfolio of strategic sites through the local plan process and seeks to obtain planning permission for the sites.

The role of Strategic Land and Planning Manager reports to the Strategic Land Director Central and Group Strategic Land Director.

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Key Responsibilities

• Closely monitor national and local planning policy to identify windows of opportunity to locate and promote sites through the planning system.
• Identify future strategic sites with development potential in line with the acquisition strategy agreed with the Strategic Land Director.
• Conduct planning and viability appraisals and searches for sites to assess their suitability for acquisition.
• Once sites are identified as having positive planning status contact landowners and agents alike in order to promote Bellway as their preferred choice of developer/promoter.
• Successfully negotiate heads of terms with landowners and agents.
• Prepare planning strategies that aim to obtain a Local Plan allocation or planning permission in shortest possible timeframe in liaison with the relevant Strategic Land Director.
• Project manage the planning promotion process of each site in line with the agreed planning strategy. Liaising closely with planning and technical consultants to ensure that each project runs on time and within budget aiming to achieve the set objectives.
• Attend planning committee meetings and public consultation events in order to present on behalf of Bellway as necessary, often outside of normal working hours.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of working with a high volume national housebuilder, planning consultancy or land agency.
• Some experience of successfully identifying and negotiating land deals through to exchange of contracts.
• Experience of promoting sites through the Local Plan process.
• Preparation and submission of planning applications and or appeals.
• Experience in the negotiation of S106 agreements.
• Networking contacts such as local government officers, planning consultants, landowners and land agents.
• Strong understanding of national and local planning policy.

Qualifications and Training

• RICS or RTPI qualified.
• Full UK driving licence.

Skills and Aptitude

• An understanding of the legal process for option agreements, promotion agreements, joint ventures and freehold purchases would be preferable although training will also be given.
• Ability to run high level financial viabilities for land opportunities.
• Able to work under pressure to tight and changing deadlines.
• A self-starter capable of creating and maintaining momentum in projects.
• Communication and listening skills.
• Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability and willingness to travel on a regular basis.

In Return We Can Offer You

• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Industries

• Construction