Land Manager

Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for 60 years and is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not just building homes, but creating vibrant sustainable communities.Crest Nicholson's Midlands Division are recruiting for a Land Manager, to support the division in managing all land acquisition and applications as part of the Development strategy.The successful candidate will lead on the identification, initial research and appraisals of new sites, with a focus on negotiating and agreeing prices and terms directly with vendors and Agents. A key area of this role will be to have strong commercial acumen to make decisions on the feasibility of the project by liaising with internal teams on benchmarking, costing and terms.Your clear and open communication style in communicating planning and site information for each team is absolutely key, in order for everyone to deliver high quality work to set deadlines. This will include regularly reviewing and updating site valuations and budgets to ensure they reflect the current proposals and values and continueWhat are we looking for in a successful candidate? Significant Land Management experience in the New Homes Development fieldA solid understanding of Land purchase processes and other regulatory legislationsSound knowledge of design and construction processesBe confident in chairing Land meetings and dealing with ConsultantsHigh degree of commercial acumen and awarenessAbility to build relationships and interact effectively with all stakeholdersAbility to organise, plan and manage workloads and work under pressureConfident in leading presentations and group meetingsHave vision, commitment and enthusiasm for changeNaturally an influential character with a strong ability to listen and negotiateResilient and able to persevere during challenging negotiationsDesirableDegree educated within a relevant discipline, e.g. Real Estate, Town Planning, Urban Planning, etc.The CompanyCrest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities.We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings.Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include: Competitive SalaryCompany Bonus SchemeCar AllowancePrivate pensionPrivate healthcare and cash plan options25 days' annual leaveCycle to work schemeShare save schemeGym membership discountsWe are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles.We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.

Created: 2025-07-23