Land Manager

Contract Scotland are working with a Fife-based housing contractor to source a Land Manager You will be joining a business who have over 30 years of experience building quality homes in the private and affordable sector. 

Working closely with internal stakeholders you will be primarily focussed on acquiring land to meet the company’s targets for private and affordable housing.  You will  develop and maintain effective relationships with agents, landowners and property professionals in order to maximise opportunities.

Key Requirements of the Role

• Sourcing of land through a variety of means.
• Creating and maintaining strong relationships with land agents, landowners and other stakeholders.
• Maximise the potential to source land and ensure the Company is fully up to date with market updates.
• Review of all land opportunities and assess to establish sites that  business wishes to pursue.
• Carrying out of Market Research. This will  involve competitor analysis, detailed
  overview of the second- hand market and the local estate agents’ opinions
• Obtaining of existing site records relating to services, adoptable highways, drainage, co-ordination of land registry / ownership enquiries.
• Early dialogue with solicitors to obtain an overview of sites’ legal constraints.
• Headline appraisals for sites utilising COINS land appraisal software.
• Manage external consultants and the flow of information to agreed timescales.
• Attend Design Team meetings in conjunction with colleagues and external consultants.
• Liaising with Planning Department representatives through the planning proceaa
• Managing the discharge of pre-commencement planning conditions.
• Keeping up to date with planning policy and Local Plan cycles.
• Attend public consultation events and planning meetings.

You will need:

• Demonstrable land manager experience (min 2 years).
• The ability to demonstrate effective negotiating and influencing in order optimise successful results.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively liaise with both internal and external teams
• Report writing skills, computer literacy (MS Office) and an eye for detail.
• Full UK Driver’s License

To apply for the role, click on the link below, attaching your up-to-date CV. To have an initial chat with a consultant, contact Nicola Monro directly, quoting ref J44419.

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We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.