Job title: Assistant Land Buyer
Location: Bromsgrove
Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.30pm, Friday 9am to 5pm
Salary: Competitive base salary plus excellent bonus
Exciting opportunity available for someone who is looking to start their career in Land Acquisition.
Land is our lifeblood, which is why, we are expanding our Land teams across the country to support our growth strategy. This is an exciting time for our Churchill Land Colleagues as we have a clear strategy, strong appetite for new sites, agile infrastructure, and industry leading planning support. You can expect to be joining a high-performing team which is motivated, focused, and goal orientated.
About the role
You will be an integral part of the regional land team, gaining an understanding of the entire process of land acquisition and our requirements within your first few months. As an Assistant Land Buyer, you will be responsible for researching towns and taking a proactive approach to identifying suitable land opportunities from a variety of sources. Alongside the Land Buyers and Manager, you will visit our target towns, meeting with Landowners and Agents to explore the viability of sites. You will also assist with site appraisals and valuations.
Excitingly you have the opportunity to be involved in the full process and build your knowledge and understanding of Land Acquisitions, seeing your sites progress through the due diligence process to contract exchange and legal completion
You will also have the opportunity to monitor your sites through design, planning, commercial and construction.
About you
We are looking for a self-motivated, engaging, and confident professional who is looking to transfer their experience into the world of land buying.
If you have property or estate agency sales experience this would be an advantage but is not essential, as it is your tenacity, resilience, and ability to build relationships we are most interested in.
The successful Assistant Land Buyer will also have strong verbal and written communication skills, be engaging, personable and comfortable meeting new people for the first time.
Due to the travel involved in this role you will require a full UK driving licence.
Career opportunities with Churchill Retirement Living
We are a fast paced and exciting place to work. We offer our Colleagues multiple opportunities to learn, develop and nurture successful careers with us.
As an Assistant Land Buyer, you will work within an established and highly experienced team of professionals, whose knowledge, passion, and expertise is second to none.
You will gain an insight to the end-to-end process land acquisition, design, planning, commercial and construction, having every opportunity to progress your career within the business.
How you will be rewarded
1. Competitive salary
2. Attractive Land Incentive Scheme (with payments upon exchange)
3. Company car provision or cash for car alternative
4. Annual holiday entitlement 24 days minimum + Bank Holidays
5. Additional day off for your birthday
6. Group Personal Pension Plan
7. Life Assurance
8. Private Individual Medical Insurance
9. John Lewis vouchers - £200 for all expectant mums and dads
10. Health Screening
11. Eye Care Reimbursement Scheme
12. Professional Subscriptions
13. Employee referral scheme