At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on site set-up for residential projects and negotiate infrastructure agreements.
- Company: Join a leading firm working with top housebuilders across the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, flexible leave, and comprehensive rewards package.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for learning and career growth.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience in property development while building strong client relationships.
- Qualifications: Experience in site set-up and property transactions, with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
About The Role
This role involves advising on and delivering site set‑up work for a range of residential development projects, including both freehold and leasehold schemes. The successful candidate will support major new build developments for housebuilder clients and work on a variety of complex transactions, including consortium sites, mixed‑use development and schemes with differing management structures. The position includes negotiating and completing infrastructure agreements, providing practical and commercial legal advice throughout the development lifecycle, and working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure transactions progress efficiently. You will also attend site visits with clients, gaining first‑hand insight into developments and helping to build strong, long‑term relationships. This role offers significant responsibility and autonomy, requiring effective management of caseloads, priorities and administrative tasks while maintaining strong client relationships and delivering a high standard of service.
Team
The team has a national presence through the Birmingham, Guildford, London and Leeds offices. We act for all top ten housebuilders and eighteen of the top twenty house builders. The work we carry out comprises three key elements: land acquisition work, set‑up work and plot sales. Supervision is always available, and members can seek advice and further their knowledge from others. We also work closely with the Planning, Construction and Tax teams.
Qualifications
- Technical site set‑up experience
- Experience in buying or selling properties
- Excellent commercial acumen
- Good communication skills
- Ability and willingness to learn
- Attention to detail
- Organised with time and documents
- Ability to prioritise
- Personable with clients
- Proactive personality
- Able to assist more junior team members
- Works well under pressure
- Adaptable to working climate
- Good IT skills
- Discretion and professionalism
Benefits
We offer a competitive remuneration package and an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. Learning and development opportunities are available via our Learn platform. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (with the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle‑to‑work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and other benefits. Perks At Work/Home allows you to select retail benefits that suit your needs.
Equal Opportunity
Gateley is an equal‑opportunity employer. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or culture.
