Senior Land Manager

Job Description

About Network HomesWe are a charitable housing association driven by social objectives to make a positive impact on the places we work in, for the long-term. We have an ambition to deliver a minimum of a thousand homes by March 2023, deliver first class customer service and strengthen our residents trust in us as a landlord.We own and manage over 20,000 homes across London, Hertfordshire and the South East and are a sector leader amongst the G15 group of London’s largest housing associations. We fundamentally believe in the importance to everyone of a safe, secure, and decent home.We foster a positive working culture because we’re passionate about our people. Recognised as a Sunday Times 100 Employer in 2019 we have outstanding levels of engagement amongst our people. And we’re focused on becoming even smarter, better, faster, and stronger with our digital transformation programme which included the delivery of our brand new, modern, stylish offices which we moved into in July 2020.Network Homes is firmly committed to making sure that our organisation and the communities in which we work are safe places for people to be who they are and live the way they choose. The commitment was recognised at the Housing Heroes awards 2019 where our Equality and Diversity Engagement Group picked up a key award and is demonstrated by us being founding partners for Leadership 2025, the initiative to increase the ethnic diversity of housing’s leadership, and Pledge Pioneers for House Proud, a scheme designed to ensure Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer residents are able to enjoy their homes without fear of discrimination.About the roleAre you looking for a fresh challenge Do you have experience in land and acquisition in the development industryIf so, we have the perfect role for you!We are currently recruiting for a Senior Land Manager on a permanent contract. You will be a senior member of the team, with responsibility for identifying and securing new development opportunities for the business. This will include bringing forward residential-led development sites on Network-owned land, as well as the acquisition of land, S106 and package deals from on and off-market sources, and through establishing and developing trusted partnerships with private and public sector bodies.We have an ambitious growth strategy where you will play a key role. You will lead negotiations for the acquisition of new opportunities whilst making recommendations for investment to our Executive Team and boards in respect of multi-million-pound projects. You will have experience securing land in a previous role, preferably in the affordable housing sector. You will have planning and staff management experience and have a proven track record of using financial models to appraise sites. You will have a broad understanding of how the development market works with a decent network in the industry from housebuilders to agents.You will have negotiation skills to secure land and be well versed on government policies, you might be a voracious reader keen to keep up to date with the latest news and updates in the sector.If this sounds like you, please apply now.Rewards and BenefitsWe’re committed to making Network a really great place to work. As well as offering a positive culture we offer a generous pay and benefits package, some of which are listed below:

27 days annual leave – plus an extra day for every year of service

Ability to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per year

Enrolment into our pension scheme with a minimum 4% contribution rate

Flexible and agile working

Season ticket loan

Health & Wellbeing benefits

Perkbox – offering loads of discounts in popular restaurants/movie tickets/gym etc.

We really care about personal development so this role will offer an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career, but also to make a real impact and difference to the service we provide to our customers.Disability Confident CommitmentWe are committed to equal opportunities. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for our post.Circle Back Initiative EmployerWe are a 2021 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to responding to every application