- Job title: Head of Land
- Location: St Albans - Eastern Region
- Reward & Benefits: Competitive salary, attractive bonus scheme, care allowance of company car options and excellent Colleague benefits
About us
We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector. We are a family-run, privately-owned, financially robust business with ambitious growth plans for the future and this all starts with land acquisitions
We are proud of what we do and the people we work with; and in order to turn our growth plans into reality, we will be investing c£300m in land and build projects over the next 5 years. We have absolute confidence in the UK retirement housing market and are ready to invest further, in order to maximise the opportunity before us.
Churchill Retirement Living is a multi-award winning business and in 2020 we were voted the 03rd ‘Best Company to Work for’ in the Sunday Times Awards. Our accolades also include being named the ‘Best Medium House Builder’ at the WhatHouse? Awards and maintaining our 5* HBF Customer Satisfaction Rating for over 10 years.
There has never been a better time to join our Land Team, with our clear strategy, in-house team of experts, industry leading planning support and the very best Colleagues on board to help achieve our goals.
About the role
As the new Head of Land you will be a key addition to the Eastern Regional Team, with you own defined set of responsibilities and deliverables; whilst reporting to and being directed by the Land Director.
This opportunity will see you taking ownership of the end to end land acquisition process including;
- Overseeing Land budgets, targets and strategy for your area
- Producing target locations and programme for delivery
- Leading, inspiring and mentoring your team
- Proactively identifying land opportunities
- Building strong relationships with Land Owners and Agents
- Carrying out site appraisals and assessment of their suitability
- Ensuring all opportunities are researched and data collated
- Presenting qualified opportunities to Senior Directors
- Negotiating and producing legal agreements
- Undertaking detailed reviews of settlements
- Working closely with the in-house teams across Design, Planning, Commercial, Construction and Sales.
Working alongside our in-house design and planning teams, you’ll remain close to all sites acquired as they progress through the planning process, supporting the team to overcome any potential hurdles.
Hours of work are Monday to Thursday 9.00am – 5.30pm and 9.00am – 5.00pm on Friday.
About you
This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced Land Manager looking to take the next step in their career or a proven Head of Land/Land Director motivated to join a company who have a clear and focused land acquisition strategy.
We are looking for someone with previous experience in delivering Land acquisition programmes in the local counties including Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex or nearby locations. You will have an in-depth knowledge of the local market, towns, sites and opportunities, with your own networks and contacts.
The successful Head of Land will have the ability to influence decisions using appropriate methods and effective negotiation, communication and organisational skills.
You will be analytical, a driven individual with a hunger for success, will enjoy meeting targets, overcoming challenges and most importantly supporting your team to do the same.
It’s essential that you’re a competent driver with a valid UK driver’s license as you’ll be spending a large proportion of your time out of the office.
How you’ll be rewarded
- Competitive salary
- Attractive Land Incentive Scheme (with payments upon exchange)
- Company car provision or cash for car alternative
- Annual holiday entitlement 25 days minimum + Bank Holidays
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Life Assurance
- Private Individual Medical Insurance
- John Lewis vouchers - £200 for all expectant parents
- Health Screening
- Eye Care Reimbursement Scheme
- Professional Subscriptions
- Employee referral scheme
If you want to be part of our success story send your CV and a covering letter to both yourcareer@crl.co.uk quoting the job number EASLand22