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 Senior Land Manager or Development Director, to assist the Development Director and Land Department in securing an adequate land bank to meet the needs and targets of the business.

You will be expected to:

• Identification of potential development opportunities through a range of methods, e.g. thorough examination of statutory development plans, housing land audits, potential change of uses, liaising with agents and utilising an extensive contact base.
• Manage acquisition of sites, leading project acquisition from identification, due diligence, offer, contract, purchase, planning, through to pre-start on the sites acquired.
• Liaise with relevant divisional departments, e.g. Sales/Technical, and external consultants if required, throughout the land appraisal and bid process, and during planning application.
• Monitor the Division’s land database including site registration, development plans and offers submitted.  
• Maintain and expand the Division’s key contact base, e.g. land agents, land owners.
• Assist the Development Director on major projects and with other relevant duties as required.
• Ensure provision of information in timely and accurate manner to assist with/ drive the production of Land Packs for authorisation.
• Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures.
• Undertake community engagements as necessary.