Senior Land Manager

Role overview

• ID: 2024-5482
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry North East
• Department: Land & Planning
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Newcastle, Northumberland
• Date Posted: 01.05.2024

We have a new opportunity for a Senior Land Manager to join our team within Vistry North East, at our office in Newcastle. As our Senior Land Manager, you will be responsible for securing land opportunities to meet the company's requirements and expansion plans, across both immediate land and looking at supporting the strategic land bank across the north east.

A Senior Land Manager post is a largely self-sufficient role, with the ability to source land opportunities and manage the team regarding the legal, planning, development and commercial constraints of any proposal.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Agile working possible (dependent on role)
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare 
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Demonstrable track record of buying land.
  • An ability to negotiate and close deals.
  • Proven list of contacts in the area.
  • Proven experience of acquisition of both immediate land and strategic land.
  • A self-starter capable of creating and maintaining momentum in projects.
  • Excellent negotiation and networking skills.
  • Decision maker with pragmatic approach to problem solving.
  • Able to influence and persuade others.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Able to work under pressure with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Discretion and integrity in attitude and approach.
  • An ability to contribute to the management of the wider business, including forward planning, product development and forecasting.
  • Computer literate and able to use Excel, Word and PowerPoint to a good standard.
  • Professional manner commensurate with delivering business development and promoting the company.
  • Highly literate and able to understand and interpret complex legal documentation.
  • Highly numerate with the ability to undertake residual valuations for land appraisals, undertake comparable sales valuations and provided sensitivity analysis.
  • A good understanding of legal obligations.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of the planning system.
  • Ability to assess and analyse information.
  • Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when required.
• More about the Senior Land Manager role...
  • Identify suitable land opportunities on and off market for immediate opportunities, as well as ensuring a strategic land bank for the region.
  • Maintain and develop a network of land owner, agents and public sector contacts.
  • Present new business opportunities on a formal and informal basis.
  • Negotiate legal agreements with Vistry lawyers and third parties.
  • Coordinate the efforts of the ‘Land Team’ and in so far as the land process requires, the efforts of other departments and external consultants.
  • Prepare and submit Land Approval Packs and obtain authority to acquire sites in line with company protocols.
  • Business development to promote the company in the residential and property development sector.
  • Manage the offer process and provide support to the Land Director and Managing Director.
  • Take a lead role in developing and growing the partnerships ‘Brand’ across the region.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We’re Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they’re needed most.

You’re probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there’s nowhere better to build your career. We’re proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.