Land Manager

Land Advisor  

Our client is an established and growing land and property consultancy providing professional advice to landowners, developers, promoters and other stakeholders across the property and development sectors.

They are currently seeking an Land Advisor to join their team and support the identification, assessment and progression of land opportunities.

This is a commercially focused position suited to someone with experience in land agency, consultancy, strategic land, rural property or a related property discipline.

The successful Land Advisor will work closely with landowners, developers, planning consultants, solicitors and technical advisers, managing opportunities from initial identification through to legal agreement, planning promotion, marketing or disposal.

About the Role..

You will be responsible for identifying and assessing potential development and strategic land opportunities, researching land ownership, reviewing planning history and considering relevant local and national planning policy.

You will establish and maintain relationships with landowners, advising them on the potential development and commercial value of their land. This will include undertaking initial site appraisals and considering planning, access, environmental, technical and commercial constraints.

The role will involve negotiating heads of terms for option agreements, promotion agreements, conditional contracts and other land arrangements. You will work alongside solicitors, planning consultants, architects, engineers and other professional advisers to progress each opportunity.

You will also prepare reports, appraisals and recommendations for clients, attend landowner and project meetings, monitor project programmes and provide regular updates throughout each instruction.

As part of the consultancy’s continued growth, you will be expected to identify new instructions, develop professional relationships and build a network of landowners, developers, housebuilders, agents and consultants.

Key skills the business is looking for..

• Previous experience within land agency, development consultancy, strategic land, property development or rural surveying.
• A good understanding of the land acquisition, planning and development process.
• Knowledge of option agreements, promotion agreements and conditional contracts.
• Project Management
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to assess development potential.
• Confident communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• The ability to manage multiple land opportunities at different stages.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to attend sites and client meetings.

Nice to have..

A degree or professional qualification in land management, rural surveying, planning, property or real estate would be advantageous.

Ideally you will be RICS-qualified or working towards chartered status; however, this is not essential where strong and relevant experience can be demonstrated.

The successful candidate will be proactive, commercially minded and confident when dealing with landowners, clients and professional advisers.

You should be highly organised, capable of working independently and comfortable taking responsibility for progressing land opportunities from initial contact through to conclusion.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing consultancy, work across a varied portfolio of land and development projects and play an important role in the continued expansion of the business.

What the business can offer you...

A competitive salary,bonus and benefits package will be offered, dependent upon experience.

Full on job training provided