senior land manager
6 days ago
Bath
A leading housebuilder is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Land Manager to support continued growth across the South West, based out of their Bath office. This is a key role within a high-performing land team, responsible for identifying, securing, and delivering a strong pipeline of residential development opportunities across a varied portfolio. The Role You will play a pivotal role in sourcing and acquiring land opportunities, working across a mix of: • Immediate/short-term sites, • Strategic land opportunities, • Joint ventures and partnership schemes You’ll be involved throughout the full lifecycle — from initial identification and appraisal through to negotiation, acquisition, and handover. Key Responsibilities • Identify and secure land opportunities in line with business strategy, • Appraise sites, including financial viability, planning potential, and risk, • Lead negotiations with landowners, agents, and partners, • Manage and progress strategic land through promotion agreements, • Structure and deliver JV and partnership deals, • Work closely with planning, technical, and commercial teams internally, • Maintain strong relationships across the land market About You • Proven experience within a housebuilder environment, • Strong track record of land acquisition across a variety of deal types, • Experience working on immediate, strategic, and JV/partnership sites, • Commercially astute with strong appraisal and negotiation skills, • Well-connected within the regional land and agency network, • Able to operate both strategically and hands-on Why Join? • Opportunity to work with a well-established and respected developer, • Strong land pipeline and appetite for growth, • Exposure to a broad mix of deal structures and site types