Land Graduate – East Midlands, Central and East Regions
At Allison Homes, we are proud to be an award-winning private housebuilder, crafting exceptional homes and thriving communities across the Central and East of England, the East Midlands, and the South West.
Our mission is simple – to make beautiful, high-quality homes accessible and affordable, without compromise. We’re committed to designing places where people love to live, and to creating opportunities for everyone to own a home they can be proud of.
We’re equally proud of our people. Collaboration, teamwork, and shared success are at the heart of what we do, guided by our core values of Trust, Teamwork, Kindness, and Passion.
If you’re looking to grow your career in a supportive, forward-thinking business that’s shaping the future of housebuilding, we would love to hear from you.
As Land Graduate you will support the Allison Homes Land Team in identifying, acquiring, and progressing land opportunities that will deliver quality residential developments in line with the company’s growth strategy. You will grow your technical, commercial and planning knowledge through exposure to all stages of the land cycle, enabling you to contribute meaningfully to land deals while developing into a fully competent land professional.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assist in identifying potential land sites across the Central region: desktop research, mapping, site visits.
2. Support the evaluation of sites: gathering data (planning constraints, access, services, environmental considerations), preparing viability assessments, financial modelling.
3. Monitor and track land opportunities and pipeline, keeping records, internal reporting, status updates.
4. Assist with preparation of bids and negotiating with landowners, agents, and other stakeholders.
5. Support the due diligence process: reviewing legal issues, historical use, survey data, planning status.
6. Assist the Land Team in obtaining planning permissions / de-risking sites (liaison with planning consultants, local authorities etc.)
7. Coordinate with internal departments: design, technical, commercial, construction, infrastructure.
8. Maintain overage / clawback / conditional contract obligations on relevant sites.
9. Keep abreast of market trends, land values, planning policy changes in the Central region.
10. Undertake other Land Team tasks as required, contributing to continuous improvement of process, workflows and systems.This list is not exhaustive
What you will bring
11. Degree (2:1 preferred, or strong 2:2) in one or more of: Real Estate / Property / Land & Development / Town & Country Planning / Geography / Surveying / Civil Engineering or related built environment discipline.
12. Good understanding of the UK planning system (local policy, plan-making, planning permissions) and residential development process.
13. Strong numerical and analytical skills; able to build and interrogate financial models, viability analysis.
14. Good IT skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint; familiarity with GIS / mapping tools is an advantage.
15. Proactive, self-motivated, able to research and take initiative.
16. Strong communication skills – written, verbal; able to engage with a variety of stakeholders (agents, landowners, consultants, internal teams).
17. Organised, detail-oriented; capable of juggling multiple tasks/projects.
18. Good judgement, problem-solving mindset; resilient and able to work under ambiguity.
19. A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel around the region / to site visits.
And if possible
20. Any experience (internship, placement, part-time work) in land, planning, development, or property.
21. Awareness of environmental / infrastructure / ecology / highways / utility constraints.
22. Understanding of legal issues relevant to land acquisition (e.g. option agreements, conditional contracts, easements).
23. Membership or interest in relevant professional bodies (RTPI, RICS etc.).
What you get in return
24. Competitive salary.
25. Discretionally Bonus Scheme.
26. 25 days holiday (extending to 27 days holiday after two years of continuous service).
27. Pension Scheme.
28. Group Life Assurance.
29. Group Income Protection Scheme.
30. Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme.
31. Simply Health Cash Plan (opt in).
32. Allison Homes House purchase discount scheme.
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with Allison Homes? If this sounds like you, apply today by sending us your CV along with a covering email or letter to cv@allison-homes.com by the closing date of 10th November 2025.
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, and therefore you should apply for this job as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, only successful candidates will be contacted.