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Land Manager

Location: South London Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + Bonus
Sector: Real Estate Specialism:
Type: Permanent Contact: Oliver Jones

Land Manager, London
£65,000 - £70,000 + Bonus Package

The role of Land Manager entails implementing the land buying strategy to meet wider company business objectives where the incumbent will identify suitable areas for future developments and proactively source land directly from land owners and in some cases the agents. You will also lead the identification of target locations and land acquisition process and assist in planning application if required.

As the Land Manager you will be required to have rounded experience in the property industry including land, project finance, development and planning. Our client is looking for a Land Manager with a strong residential land background and have a demonstrable record of sourcing and assembling land deals.

What is involved as a Land Manager:

  • Support the delivery of key business performance targets in alignment with the business plans for the year. Produce and implement short, medium- and long-term land buying strategy.
  • Source land directly from landowners, lead the land acquisition process.
  • Forge and maintain relationships with landowners in order to achieve preferential deals for the business.
  • Assist planning application process if required, such as attending pre-planning application meetings.
  • Carry out objective and thorough assessment on each land deal considering the realistic financial return and risk profile of each deal, current market conditions, the constraints the business operates under and making sure the deal fully aligns with business plans.
  • Work closely with the team on the appraisal process.
  • Provide a brief to the project team to produce a cost-effective feasibility plan for any prospective land purchases.
  • Work collaboratively with other teams and external consultants to produce land assessment reports and presentations for each deal for Senior Management and Board approval.
  • Lead land purchase related bidding process and work along with external consultants for the bid submission, produce high quality bid document and ensure all bids are submitted on time.
  • Source between 5/6 strategic sites per year.
  • All deals sourced should be subject to planning only.
  • Conduct land acquisition negotiations on behalf of the company.
  • Recommend ways to promote land purchase and to notify the company of any major events such as conferences, exhibitions, public meetings etc. to promote the company's land purchase plan.
  • Network extensively and maintain good relationships with agents, local authorities and landowners with a special focus on in and around London commuter towns.
  • Liaison with legal teams internally and ability to coordinate with external lawyers during the acquisition process.
  • Ability to shift the opportunities quickly keeping in mind the vision of the group.
  • Ensure that all correspondences concerning land and related matters is as per standard documentation and is in accordance with company policy.
  • Ensure that the appropriate caveats are entered into all documents and correspondence.
  • Ensure relevant information concerning progress after exchange is provided.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

  • Strong residential land background with experience in acquiring land sites.
  • Demonstrable track record of sourcing and assembling land deals
  • Extensive knowledge of agents active in and around London commuter towns.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong knowledge of planning policy and frameworks.

Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.
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