Land & Planning Manager - North

• Location: Remote working with travel as required
• Salary: circa. £71k inc car allowance
• Closing date: 05/07/2024

As a Land & Planning Manager, you will lead the ‘front end’ of the land purchase process and progress through planning. You will work as part of a high-performing team focused on Anchor’s strategic growth target of 500 homes per year. Your role will be crucial in helping us achieve our aspirations to provide more homes, be more efficient, and create more opportunities for colleagues.

Responsibilities will include:

• Securing new development sites and planning permissions, including bid preparation, building the business case, negotiating contracts, managing the design team, delivering planning consents, and presenting to secure internal and external buy-in and support.
• Instructing and directing legal and professional advisors to negotiate the best possible commercial deals for Anchor, within budget.
• Leading schemes through the gateway approval and handover process internally, including risk identification and management.
• Utilise appraisal, project management, and reporting software to support pipeline growth and maintain internal controls.
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all scheme information, making it accessible for transparent and compliant project delivery.
• Building relationships with external parties to promote our Development Strategy and generate new opportunities.
• Contributing to the internal and external communications strategy for Development to promote Anchor.

About You

To be successful in this role ideally you will have/be:

• Membership in RICS, RTPI, CIOB, or qualifications such as Prince 2 or APM preferred, or accredited qualification with a route to membership.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes.

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of five years’ experience in the development process, preferably with insight into affordable housing providers.
• Proven ability to meet challenging KPI targets and service standards in a commercial environment.
• Project management experience with successful delivery of residential projects through the planning process across various local planning authorities.
• Strong knowledge of development viability and financial appraisals.
• In-depth understanding of the planning system, including policy and law related to C2 and C3 planning use classes.
• Experience in managing and controlling budgets and reporting on cash flow.
• Proven ability to manage consultant performance across multiple professional teams.
• Strong skills in developing professional relationships with external and internal clients and stakeholders.
• Adaptability to change.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.