Senior Land manager

Senior Land Manager One of the UK’s Leading Developers £70k-£80k plus package (dependent on experience) Reading About the company: Our client has provided 100,000+ homes since it was formed in the 1940’s, they are one of the biggest house builders in the country and employ well over 1350 people with expertise covering a range of development disciplines. They are involved in land acquisition, finance, planning, architecture, design, build management, marketing and customer service. Our client is designed, built and marketed by local teams operating from regional offices managed and staffed by local people. This allows the company to take key decisions about design, build, materials, planning and marketing in response to local demands. Designers and other consultants tend to be local, which makes for house designs with a strong regional identity in tune with the local vernacular. There is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest house builders. Their Thames Valley Division is looking to recruit a Senior Land Manager to join the Division’s Land department. The Role The role of Senior Land Manager is responsible for identifying and acquiring development sites across the Division in order for land targets to be met, working closely with the Planning team in order to ensure that maximum contribution is achieved from all land purchases. Principal accountabilities of the role include: * Maintain a high profile with external property contacts by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with local authorities, local agents, land owners and other developers within the area, in pursuit of opportunities for the company. * Liaise between the Land and other internal departments, together with other Divisions and Group, to ensure opportunities are optimised and effective working relationships are developed to assist in the land acquisition process. * Ensure that acquisition proposals are presented, in an objective and professional manner, with required input from other departments and in line with Group/Divisional procedures. * In liaison with the Technical Department, responsible for appointment of external professionals and consultants in relation to site appraisal * Responsible for all projects from initial site identification, appraisal and approval to the point of purchase and implementable planning consent being obtained, in line with budgets. * Assist the Land Director in the review and finalisation of the Land Strategy, managing the land bid and land acquisition process. You will maintain and enhance a contacts network and support the Land Director with more complex land deals. You must have excellent IT and written, verbal and listening communication skills. Experience, Qualifications and Skills Experience * Experience of working as a Land Manager or Senior Land Manager managing complex land deals. * Ability to be demonstrate an excellent working knowledge of land acquisition and the appraisal process. Qualifications and Training * Property Development and Planning Degree or Real Estate Degree is desirable Skills and Aptitude * Strong negotiation skills * Excellent attention to detail * Good administration skills * Works effectively to deadlines and competently works on multiple tasks simultaneously * Ability to work on own as well as part of a team * Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) * Committed to diversity and inclusion The Role and Working Conditions * Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked. * Office based role with regular travel * Ability to travel to sites as and when required. In return we can offer you: Competitive salary Annual bonus Company car or car allowance 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Contributory pension scheme Life assurance About the benefits and rewards: £70k-80k base salary (dependent on experience) Car or Car allowance Pension scheme of 5% Business mileage Healthcare after one year 25 days holiday Please contact Danny @Cityscape