Assistant Land & Planning Manager

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Assistant Land & Planning Manager

A regional house builder have a requirement for an Assistant 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 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 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 Assistant 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
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Location:
Preston
Salary:
£40,000 - £45,000 /annum package
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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