Land Acquisition Manager

Do you want to work for one of the country's leading PLC house builders?

Are you looking for the nxt step in your career and want to join an expanding team and region as the company continues to build on its success this year?

I'm currently working with a leading house builder as they search for a land manager to join their team based in North London. You will ideally come from another high volume house builder and have a history of working on big projects and tendering land bids.

You would have done deals and have excellent knowledge of the Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and North London regions. Ideally 4+ years post grad and with an ambition to progress. You will work closely with the internal and external consultants to successfully manage the projects through the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing off-market land for purchase in north London, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
• Keeping contact with housing associations looking to do partnership JV’s.
• Liaising and negotiating with landowners and agents of potential purchases
• Overseeing legal, planning and design consultants pre and post-acquisition
• Keeping up to date with town planning policy and specifically in key areas you are targeting for letter writing

Expected experiences

• Degree-qualified and ideal property-related
• Natural born deal maker doing 3-4 land deals a year consistently.
• Experienced senior land manager or land manager ready to make the step up.
• Demonstratable track record of sourcing and acquiring land in Hertfordshire, north London and Buckinghamshire
• Currently working for either a national residential developer or a high-profile investor or agency.
• Detailed understanding of the planning application and appeals process.
• A strong network of contacts in the land agency world.
• Determined, hungry and ambitious.
• Ability to work autonomously and independently from the rest of the team.