Affinity Water have an exciting opportunity for a Land and Property Development Manager to join our team.
Affinity Water, the UK's largest Water-only business, are looking for a strategic Land & Property Development Manager to lead and develop our property portfolio over 300 sites. You will have the experience to identify opportunities to maximise the value of underutilised land, whether through sales, development, or forging new strategic relationships with third parties that align with our business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
* Strategic Land Management: Lead the design, implementation, and management of enabling projects to market or release land for development opportunities.
* Land Utilisation: Review and recommend land disposals and development opportunities, ensuring best value is achieved.
* Disposal Process Management: Oversee the entire disposal process, from internal review to sale completion.
* Collaboration: Work with legal, asset management, biodiversity, and land management teams to ensure tenant agreements align with organisational goals and statutory compliance.
* Supplier Oversight: Manage and instruct valuers, land agents, lawyers, and other professionals acting on our behalf.
* Efficiency Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process efficiencies and added value.
* Compliance and Enablement: Deliver enablement management plans and ensure compliance with estates responsibilities.
Key Skills and Experience:
* Proven experience in managing strategic land disposals, planning promotions, and development programmes.
* Track record in effective and collaborative management of suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal capabilities.
* IT proficiency and the ability to produce high-quality reports and plans.
* Understanding of the water industry, telecoms code and leases, and environmental goals is desirable.
* Experience acting as a client is advantageous.
Requirements:
* Qualifications: RICS qualification.
* Previous experience in property development is essential.
* Ability to manage a diverse portfolio.
* Strategic thinker with attention to detail and a focus on delivering value.
* Full UK Driving Licence.
Benefits:
* Salary: (dependent on skills and experience).
* Hybrid role, with the expectation of a minimum of two days a week in the office.
* Hours of work: 37.
* Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
* Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
* Annual leave from 26 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
* A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
* A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%).
* We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave, fertility support leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid carers leave.
* Menopause policy and reasonable adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
* Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
* Discounts at a range of retail outlets and on dental and medical insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
* Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
* Life Assurance.
If you need any reasonable adjustments and would like to apply in a different format, please do let us know.
Interview Process:
1. 1st Stage interview: MS Teams.
2. 2nd Stage interview: Head Office.
Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.
You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site: Affinity Water Careers where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.
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