Land Acquisition Manager

4 weeks ago


Southampton UK, Hampshire, United Kingdom tdm recruitment Full time

Do you want to work for a rapidly growing privately owned house builder on the South coast?

Are you a deal maker wanting to buy land for a cash-rich developer?

You would be working with one of the fastest-growing privately owned house builders in the south that is expanding its team and is looking to appoint a land manager.

You will be given a clear progression path to land director and critically you will be given a stack of cash to go do deals as the company has heavy private equity investment. The business is already a well-established brand in Surrey, Kent, and the South East producing circa 200 units per annum.

You will be an experienced land buyer who has a background and demonstrable history of buying sites in Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Dorset. You will be either a land buyer ready to make the next step up or an experienced land manager looking for their next challenge.

The business is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial one and as such you will be given a high level of autonomy to grow and develop the business unit as you see fit. This is a real opportunity to grow and develop your career and buy sites whilst others house builders are standing still.

Critically and firstly you will be a born deal maker and have a track record of doing 3-4 land deals a year.

Responsibilities

  • Sourcing off-market land for purchase in Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Dorset
  • Managing and updating the letter-writing process and doing manual searches on various prop-tech systems to effectively target areas
  • Liaising and negotiating with landowners and agents of potential purchases
  • Overseeing legal, planning and design consultants pre and post-acquisition
  • Keeping up to date with town planning policy and specifically in key areas you are targeting for letter writing

Expected experiences

  • Degree-qualified and ideal property-related
  • Natural born deal maker doing 3-4 land deals a year consistently.
  • Experienced Land manager or land manager ready to make the step up.
  • Demonstratable track record of sourcing and acquiring land in Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Dorset
  • Currently working for either a national residential developer or high-profile investor or agency.
  • Detailed understanding of the planning application and appeals process.
  • A strong network of contacts in the land agency world.
  • Determined, hungry and ambitious.
  • Ability to work autonomously and independently from the rest of the team.



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