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SalaryThis team is responsible for identifying and sourcing the best locations for new developments. It’s fast moving and, in today’s climate, extremely competitive and commercial in its focus.
While we need to be commercial and competitive in bidding for sought after land, we also need to be imaginative in identifying other possibilities – such as land that currently doesn’t have planning permission. It’s a complex area of our work, and one that’s under intense commercial scrutiny and pressure. It’s also the life of our business, which makes this team’s work even more vital and far-reaching. Entrepreneurial and imaginative in your thinking, you’ll need to be a good assessor of risks, and an even better relationship builder.
Reporting to the Development Director, to manage all aspects of Strategic Land function to ensure new opportunities are secured and existing sites are successfully promoted to facilitate the delivery of Strategic Land in line with Divisional targets.
You will be expected to:
- Identify new development opportunities through a range of methods such as examination of statutory development plans, housing land audits, potential change of use, liaising with agents and utilising an extensive contact base
- Negotiate terms and securing sites, including initial due diligence, formulating offers, managing the legal process and obtaining the necessary internal approvals in a timely and robust manner
- Oversee the promotion of the Strategic Land bank, appointing and managing external consultants (where required), and liaising with other internal functions including technical and sales
- Monitor the Strategic Land portfolio having regard to national and local planning policy to identify where opportunities/risks exist
- Assist in preparing planning applications/appeals
- Ensure landowners and their agents are kept fully updated on a regular basis
- Co-ordinate the viability process and agreeing land values with owners/agents
- Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures
- Undertake community engagements as necessary
