Strategic Land Manager
Coventry, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 days ago
At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference, combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working, and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Bellways entrepreneurial Strategic Land team, working across a diverse and well-established Central region portfolio that supports our West Midlands, South Midlands, East Midlands, Northern Home Counties and Eastern Counties divisions.
With more than 100 sites and significant future development potential, you will play a key role in identifying new land opportunities, supporting viability work, progressing promotions and helping to bring strategically important sites into the business.
This is a varied and commercially focused role, suited to someone proactive, ambitious and keen to get into the detail, with the backing of a thriving team and strong Group support.
As a Strategic Land Manager, you will report directly to the Strategic Land Director for the Central region.
The Role
As Strategic Land Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, negotiating and acquiring strategic residential sites, while managing the promotion of a portfolio of strategic sites through the Local Plan process to help secure planning permission.
Key Responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to join Bellways entrepreneurial Strategic Land team, working across a diverse and well-established Central region portfolio that supports our West Midlands, South Midlands, East Midlands, Northern Home Counties and Eastern Counties divisions.
With more than 100 sites and significant future development potential, you will play a key role in identifying new land opportunities, supporting viability work, progressing promotions and helping to bring strategically important sites into the business.
This is a varied and commercially focused role, suited to someone proactive, ambitious and keen to get into the detail, with the backing of a thriving team and strong Group support.
As a Strategic Land Manager, you will report directly to the Strategic Land Director for the Central region.
The Role
As Strategic Land Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, negotiating and acquiring strategic residential sites, while managing the promotion of a portfolio of strategic sites through the Local Plan process to help secure planning permission.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaising with the marketplace / key agents in the Central patch.
- Negotiating and acquiring strategic land interests for the business (options, hybrid promotion agreements, some freehold acquisitions).
- Acting as the key land contact for the Ashberry Strategic Land portfolio, supporting site disposals, ongoing land matters and negotiations.
- Preparing high-level viability assessments using sensible working assumptions, while also being able to review and challenge more detailed viabilities and bids from both Bellway Strategic Land and Ashberry Strategic Land perspectives.
- Communicating effectively with the Strategic Land team and operating divisions, including articulating land and planning strategies through internal reporting procedures and relevant external reporting.
- Project managing the planning promotion process for sites in line with agreed planning strategies and contractual requirements.
- Experience of working with a high-volume national housebuilder, land promoter or land agency.
- Experience of successfully identifying and negotiating land deals through to the exchange of contracts.
- Experience in promoting sites through the Local Plan process.
- Experience in preparing and submitting planning applications and/or appeals.
- Experience in the negotiation of S106 agreements.
- An established network of contacts, particularly land agents and landowners
- Strong understanding of national and local planning policy.
- RICS or MRTPI accredited.
- Full UK driving licence.
- An understanding of the legal process for option agreements, promotion agreements, joint ventures and freehold purchases would be advantageous, although training will be provided.
- Ability to prepare high-level financial viabilities for land opportunities.
- Able to work under pressure to tight and changing deadlines.
- A self-starter and dealmaker, with the drive and ability to make things happen.
- Strong communication and listening skills.
- Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.
- Excellent negotiating skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Based in our Coventry office (our flexible working policy does apply).
- Ability and willingness to travel on a regular basis.
- Competitive salary.
- Competitive car allowance.
- Optional salary sacrifice car scheme.
- Competitive annual bonus.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Access to discounts and benefits portal.
- ShareSave Scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Life assurance.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Earn and Learn opportunities.
