Land & Planning Manager
A regional house builder have a requirement for a Land & Planning Manager to join their team.
Working closely with the Land Director you will work closely with internal teams (land/technical/commercial/sales) to ensure that business objectives are met on planning applications. You will also, liaise with statutory bodies to assist in the resolving of technical and design issues and with the production of technical and layout information in support of applications and planning strategies.
Duties and responsibilities:
Promotion of sites through the planning process with a view to securing allocations of land forhousing
Planning applications and the handling of appeals,
Appointment of external consultants,
Identification of new strategic land opportunities and negotiation of legal agreements on appropriate terms,
Liaison with landowners over progress on site promotion
Responsibility for the renewal/extension of options
Input into the production of developer collaboration agreements
Monitoring of Local Plan documents, housing land supply and competitor activity
Community engagement on site promotions and planning applications
Management of planning and acquisition activity to deliver key targets in priority areas of search
Production of monthly progress reports on key projects
Preparation of planning strategies
Produce and manage budgets and professional fees
Produce scheme viabilities
Management of external consultants to ensure that they deliver effectively on time and to budget
Management of fee spend in line with budget forecasts.
Role requirements:
Experience and background in either land and / or planning
Professional accreditation (RTPI / RICS) is desirable
Be commercially aware of contractual obligations on each project to ensure that these can be met before committing expenditure to a given project
Ensure that infrastructure and S106 obligations are capable of being supported by the scheme commercially and contractually
Aim to secure best value when appointing consultants with close control kept over cost
Be able to forecast likely fee spend accurately
Be conversant with land values, build and infrastructure costs in producing scheme viabilities
What's on offer?
In return for your skills the company are offering a competitive basic salary, car allowance and additional company benefits package including pension, healthcare, company bonus.
How to apply
If you are interested in the Land & Planning Manager opportunity and would like to have a confidential chat, please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece on (phone number removed) or apply via the link provided