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Required background: Housebuilding

An opportunity to join a well-established and ambitious housebuilder. Our client is seeking to strengthen their team with an ambitious land professional who has a background in volume housebuilding and a solid track record of delivering both strategic and immediate land opportunities.

With the backing of a well-connected team and a focus on securing commercially viable deals, this role offers significant influence across the entire land cycle, from identification and negotiation to planning and acquisition. An in-depth understanding of the planning process and the ability to secure land in line with volume delivery targets are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Land Sourcing & Evaluation:
Identify residential development opportunities, assess viability, and produce financial appraisals and projections.

2. Deal Structuring & Negotiation:
Lead negotiations with landowners and agents, manage legal processes, and structure deals that balance risk and reward.

3. Planning Feasibility:
Work closely with internal planning and technical teams to assess site constraints and planning prospects.

4. Market Intelligence:
Conduct research to track local trends, competitor activity, and planning policy changes.

5. Stakeholder Engagement:
Build and maintain strong relationships with agents, landowners, local authorities, and consultants.

6. Compliance & Delivery:
Ensure land opportunities meet all planning and regulatory requirements and are suitable for volume delivery.

7. Team Collaboration:
Work cross-functionally with internal teams and provide support or mentoring to junior staff as needed.

Essential Requirements:

1.

1. Proven experience in volume residential land acquisition (from PLC or large regional developers).

2. Successful track record of securing both short-term and strategic land.

3. Strong knowledge of planning regulations, development viability, and risk management.

4. Excellent negotiation skills with a network of relevant contacts.

5. Commercially driven, well-organised, and a clear communicator.

6. Able to work independently and deliver against regional land targets