Senior Land Manager

Job Title: Senior Land Manager
Location: Bristol (South West)
Salary: Attractive salary + Strong benefits package
The Company
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a house builder for the hire of a Senior Land Manager who will be 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.
Duties:

• 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.

The Candidate

• Property Development and Planning Degree or Real Estate Degree
• Experience of working as a Land Manager or Senior Land manager managing complex land deals.
• Demonstrate an excellent working knowledge of Land acquisition and the appraisal process

In Return my client can offer you:

• Competitive Salary and Car allowance
• Annual Bonus
• Life assurance
• Many more benefits!

Interested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)