Land Manager

Description

• Develop a detailed knowledge of development opportunities and competitor activity within the region in order to propose acquisition strategies with strong commercial acumen and present development opportunities to senior colleagues for approval.
• Represent the business in a professional and credible manner and build excellent working relationships across the sector in order to promote Vistry Partnerships and gain positive exposure for the business.
• Identify and appraise new residential land opportunities for open market sale, private rent and affordable housing in line with the partnerships approach and business plan.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with local authorities, national and local agents, landowners and promoters in pursuit of opportunities for the company.
• Ensure familiarity with the Group’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
• Work with colleagues in the development team to formulate and manage offers and co-ordinate early technical investigations required to formulate land bids.
• Implement all internal procedures including providing accurate and articulate reports in line with governance/procedural requirements.
• Work with internal colleagues to drive the development agenda forward and ensure our offering is competitive and credible.
• Build a pipeline landbank through the acquisition of circa 250 homes per annum based on a strong margin and advantageous deal structure and cashflow.
• Work closely with Development and Sales colleagues to seek supporting information where necessary and monitor site progress through to offer acceptance.

Requirements

• Persuasive and strong negotiation skills
• Highly numerate with the ability to undertake residual valuations for land appraisals and undertake comparable sales valuations
• Highly literate able to understand and interpret complex legal documentation
• Skilled in appraising land opportunities
• Organised and methodical, with good attention to detail
• Excellent geographic knowledge
• Able to work under own initiative, having good decision-making skills and a keen sense of responsibility
• Minimum of Degree standard or with suitable alternative experience
• Experience and demonstrable track record in successful land acquisition, utilising of a range of structures and proposals
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
• Professional manner commensurate with delivering business development and promoting the business
• Able to operate successfully in a corporate environment
• Experience of joint ventures
• Ideally a member of a professional body, e.g. RICS qualified
• Understands the residential planning environment and has led projects through the planning process
• Commercially astute and credible in a highly competitive environment

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance