Assistant Land & Planning Manager
A regional house builder has a requirement for an Assistant Land & Planning Manager to join their team.
Working closely with the Land Director and internal teams (land, technical, commercial, and sales), you will ensure that business objectives are met on planning applications. You will also liaise with statutory bodies to assist in resolving 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 for housing.
* 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 land and/or planning.
* Professional accreditation (RTPI/RICS) is desirable.
* Commercial awareness of contractual obligations on each project to ensure they can be met before committing expenditure.
* Ability to ensure that infrastructure and Section 106 obligations are supported by the scheme commercially and contractually.
* Ability to secure best value when appointing consultants with close cost control.
* Accurate forecasting of likely fee spend.
* Conversant with land values, building and infrastructure costs when producing scheme viabilities.
What's on offer?
In return for your skills, the company is offering a competitive basic salary, car allowance, and additional company benefit package including pension, healthcare, and company bonus.
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