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Land Acquisition Manager

Posted 2 days ago

An exceptionally well-funded privately owned property investment and development company is looking to appoint a head of land acquisition for its logsitics division
To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.
You will be a dynamic and deal-focused land and development executive who is ideally working for a leading logistics developer or a top 3 agency providing advice or selling land to logistics developers.
Since inception 10 + years ago the business has operated across multiple asset classes but the logistics and commercial property functions is expanding rapidly.
The head office is in London and they are a real estate investment fund with a track record of securing and buying sites across the UK and achieving significant planning gain. They already have a number of high-profile sites under agreement with 1 of these about to be sold back out to a leading European last-mile logistics developer.
You will report directly to the managing director and be tasked with sourcing opportunities. You will be a very ambitious, money-motivated land buyer who is a deal junky. You will love sourcing off-market sites where a large profit can be made and be exceptional at beating the competition to the deals.
The business is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial one and as such you will be given a high level of autonomy to grow and develop the business unit as you see fit. This is a real opportunity to grow and develop your career to the managing director level at a fast pace.
Critically and firstly you will be a born deal maker and have a track record of doing 3-4 land deals a year.
Responsibilities
Sourcing off-market land for purchase in the logistics development space
Keeping contact with logistic operators and developer
Liaising and negotiating with landowners and agents of potential purchases
Overseeing legal, planning and design consultants pre and post-acquisition
Keeping up to date with town planning policy and specifically in key areas you are targeting for letter writing
Key Requirements
Degree-qualified and ideally property-related
Natural born deal maker doing 3-4 land deals a year consistently.
Experienced Land executive who has a demonstratable deal sheet in the logistics space.
Currently working for either a national logistics developer or high profile investor or agency.
Detailed understanding of the planning application and appeals process.
A strong network of contacts in the land agency world
Determined, hungry and ambitious.
Ability to work autonomously and independently from the rest of the team.