Senior Acquisition Manager

Working in a team with the Head of Acquisitions, the Senior Acquisition Manager role will play a critical role in identifying and acquiring land on behalf of the Agency to accelerate regeneration and the delivery of new housing. The team believes in working in a collaborative and flexible way, taking an innovative and creative approach to problem solving.

Working with key stakeholders and a professional team, you will ensure efficient, consistent and robust due diligence to enable critical decision making on new projects to support local place priorities. The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects in the East of England. There are some creative projects to get involved with, and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day-to-day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the Acquisitions offering.

You'll be comfortable supporting the Regional Team with complex delivery issues, aiming to support the identification of appropriate interventions to unlock land for development and securing land acquisitions where these are required. You will be proficient in assessing land within the region and have a strong track record of negotiating successful land acquisitions.

You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level, and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an Acquisitions team.

As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built. We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations.

We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/home based model.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities. Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.