Land Manager

Job Description

Land Manager£45,000 - £55,000 + OTE + Car North Midlands An amazing opportunity has arisen within a continuously growing house builder based in North Midlands. The key purpose of this role is to identify and acquire development sites across the company for land targets to be met.To work closely with all internal departments to ensure that all departments contribute fully into the land bid process in order to win development sites for the future of the business and secure the sites under contract and through the planning process untilLegal Completion of the land.Land Manager duties:*Maintain a high profile with external property contacts by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with local authorities, local agents, landowners and other developers within the companys geographical area, in pursuit of opportunitiesfor the company.*Develop and maintain a full understanding of the companys land appraisal system and the various internal procedures involved in investigating, reporting, and ultimately purchasing land.*Develop and maintain a sound knowledge of the planning system and, working closely with the planning and technical teams and external consultants, be highly involved in the planning process, monitoring site progress through to implementable consent.*With minimal day-to-day supervision, responsible for acquiring land opportunities within a specified geographical area and developing a detailed knowledge of development opportunities and competitor activity within the area.*Enter negotiations and formulate offers to pursue land opportunities in order to meet the Regions and Groups land requirements to meet the businesss annual budget and forecasts.*Maintain a sound knowledge of all technical aspects covering the acquisition and development of land and associated legal agreements.*Ensure develop and maintain a thorough understanding of legal issues relating to contracts, joint ventures, partnerships and land acquisition.*Formulate offers, co-ordinate investigations, negotiate with local authorities, agents and lawyers, in order to produce contracts for signature. With minimum supervision for conditional contracts and options; responsible for overseeing the project until legalcompletion 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 to assist in the land acquisition process.*To ensure familiarity with the companys Health, Safety and Environmental policies and comply with employee responsibilities.*At all times comply with company policies, procedures, and instructions*Contribute to improving the business, protecting, and enhancing the reputation of the company, by putting forward new ideas and, when requested to do so, implementing change.Key knowledge & skills *Relevant Degree OR Qualified by experience.*Minimum 2 years experience within; Property Consultancy, Housebuilding and Development Company within a similar role.*Strong numeracy skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.*Strong IT skills including MS Excel and Word*Up to-date knowledge of land acquisition legislation and an ability to understand legal issues including use of MS Excel and Word. *Previous experience of working with others to manage projects through the acquisition, planning process and commercial negotiations. *Excellent negotiation skills.*Ability to confidently present thoughts and findings to team members of all departments and senior management as required.*Delivers on time and to target.*Self-motivated and ability to develop self.CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. CLD Recruitment (Leeds) Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Keyskills :
Property Consultancyland acquisitionHouse BuildingLand Manager