I am working with one of the fastest growing privately owned house builders in the south east that is expanding its team and is looking to appoint a land manager.
You will be given a clear progression path to land director and critically you will be given a stack of cash to go do deals as the company has heavy private equity investment. The business is already a well-established brand in the surrey and kent and producing circa 200 units per annum.
You will be an experienced land buyer who has a background and demonstrable history of buying sites in kent, south London, surrey and sussex. You will be either a land buyer ready to make the next step up or and experienced land manager looking for their next challenge.
The business is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial one and as such you will be given a high level of autonomy to grow and develop the business unit as you see fit. This is a real opportunity to grow and develop your career and buy sites whilst others house builders are standing still.
Critically and firstly you will be a born deal maker and have a track record of doing 3-4 land deals a year.
Responsibilities
* Sourcing off-market land for purchase in kent, surrey and south london
* Managing and updating the letter-writing process and doing manual searches on various prop-tech systems to effectively target areas
* 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 Land manager or land manager ready to make the step up.
* Demonstratable track record of sourcing and acquiring land in kent, surrey and south london
* Currently working for either a national residential developer or 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.