Land Manager

1 week ago


Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Fawkes & Reece (North) Full time

Land Manager

A luxury five star builder have a requirement for Land Manager to join their Land Team to source new land opportunities for the North West region.

Reporting to the land Director your role will involve identifying and securing sufficient land on appropriate contractual and commercially sound terms to service the business plan and manage the planning requirements of all regional projects.

Key accountabilities:

Land Identification - 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 in pursuit of opportunities for the company; Source off-market deals through contact base and via saturation surveys.

Land Appraisal - Develop and maintain a full understanding of the viability system and the various internal procedures involved in investigating, reporting and ultimately purchasing land. Develop and maintain knowledge of the planning system and be highly involved in the planning process, monitoring site progress through to implementable consent.

Land Acquisition - responsible for acquiring land opportunities; enter negotiation and formulate offers to pursue land opportunities within annual budgets and forecasts.

Post land purchase - Management of any land issues on all sites and manage any overage or any other ongoing obligations associated with live sites.

Other duties:

  • Maintain a sound knowledge of all technical aspects covering the acquisition and development of land and associated legal agreements.
  • Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of legal issues relating to development including title constraints, contracts, joint ventures and partnerships.
  • Produce, negotiate, and agree heads of terms for agreements as necessary for the acquisition and development of any given site.
  • Formulate offers, co-ordinate investigations, negotiate with local authorities, agents and solicitors, to produce contracts for signature. With minimum supervision, for unconditional / conditional contracts, responsible for overseeing the project until legal completion and for liaising with all internal departments accordingly.
  • Act as a conduit between the Land and other internal departments to ensure opportunities are optimised and effective working relationships are developed.
  • Management of option agreements and obligations within, following handover from Strategic land.
  • Act as land lead/ project lead as necessary for pre-development sites in accordance with company processes.

Skills and Role Requirement:

  • Minimum of 3 years experience in residential land acquisition or planning
  • High level of organisational and analytical skills
  • Wide contact base (agents, landowners, promoters)
  • Sound knowledge of the planning system
  • Sound knowledge of legal issues pertaining to land acquisition and contracts (Conditional, unconditional, Options and planning legal documents)
  • Experience in viability preparation

In return for your skills, my client are offering a generous salary (dependant on experience), company car or car allowance, generous bonus, medical care, pension contribution, and hybrid working options.

If you are interested in the Land Manager role and are looking for your next challenge with a reputable house builder, please contact Deena for a confidential chat on (phone number removed) or apply within.

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