This 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 Managing Director, to contribute to the overall success of the business by acquiring and securing land at the optimum price, to support the attainment of targets for the Division and Region.Working closely with the MD and Management Team, ensuring that land purchased takes all business variables into account.

You will be expected to:

• Identify potential sites and enable the acquisition of land opportunities in line with the need for business growth
• Evaluate site potential and assessment of land value and revenue, in terms of ground conditions, site mix, planning approvals and costs, based on feasibility work carried out in conjunction with Technical/Sales
• Liaise with landowners, land agents, local authorities, housing associations, etc., on land development thereby creating a strong network of contacts within the Divisional geography and an awareness of all land activities, key agents and speculators in the operating area
• Be aware of local/national issues impacting upon the delivery of results particularly in relation to planning and environmental issues and the impact of the environmental lobby and provide early sight of risks to achievement of land targets with possible solutions
• Effectively negotiate land deals, in relation to price, covenants, conditions etc., to obtain the results required by the Division to meet targets and to optimise performance
• Ensure the Land team are fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the department’s workload
• Appropriately report to the MD and Divisional Board in line with the standard format and schedule including timely and accurate production of Land Packs for authorisation
• Undertake community engagements as necessary
• Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures