Land Manager / Land Buyer - Essex – Major Award-Winning Residential-led Developments

About the Client:

Fantastic opportunity for an existing Land Manager ready for a fresh challenge or a Land Buyer looking to take the next step in their career within an award-winning residential developer.

The organisation has a long-standing history of delivering major award-winning residential-led developments. They are reputable, well-positioned and passionate about creating thriving sustainable communities. Due to the continued growth, they are now looking to appoint a Land Manager to work across Essex and the South East. This is an opportunity for an experienced and ambitious individual who wants to continue to progress their career.

They offer excellent career progression and development opportunities as well as diverse benefits and incentives.

About the role:

Reporting directly to the Director of Land, you will identify and acquire development sites across the region aiming at meeting the business growth plans. You will work closely with Sales, Business Development, Technical and Estimating teams in order to ensure that maximum contribution is achieved from all land purchases.

You will achieve results through the following:

• Identifying, evaluating and securing land/sites for residential development that meet the organisation’s objectives and growth plans.
• Ensuring the company’s commercial interests are best served.
• Supporting the Regional Director of Land & Planning in the identification of risks and the application of the Standing Instructions.
• Ensuring that commercial opportunities are optimised, and the company’s position is always suitably protected.
• Keeping abreast of best practice and innovations and relevant technical and planning policy; report on the likely impact to the pursuit of continuous improvement and land purchase.
• Exploring opportunities with Group companies.

What We are Looking for:

You must be an outstanding negotiator and deal maker and have an extensive network of contacts within the region.

Experience of working within the residential development sector is essential. You will be fully responsible for the strategic implementation of policies and procedures to ensure continued growth and be able to work effectively with all internal disciplines. You will also be able to demonstrate commercial awareness of the region.

• Currently operating as a Land Buyer or a Land Manager within the Residential Development sector
• Up to date Land Contacts and Planning Knowledge
• Proven track record in managing against set delivery objectives
• Land Networks in the region.

Contact:

To discuss this role in the strictest confidence please contact Anna Gromadzka