Strategic Land Manager

Strategic Land Manager Competitive Salary + Car / Car Allowance + Benefits London Full Time, Permanent We have an excellent opportunity for a Strategic Land Manager to join our Strategic Land Team in London and be responsible for identifying, negotiating, promoting, and acquiring residentially led sites in line with our business plan. You will play a key role in developing and implementing our Strategic Land Strategy. You will represent and promote the Lovell Strategic Land brand, building and maintaining strong relationships with agents, consultants, and landowners. The role involves sourcing new strategic land opportunities, undertaking site visits, and preparing planning and viability appraisals to assess potential acquisitions. You will be responsible for negotiating and managing legal agreements, coordinating land assembly, and overcoming development challenges through collaboration with a range of stakeholders. The role also involves assisting with the planning process, from site promotion through local plans to securing planning permissions via applications or appeals. Project management will be central to your success in this role. You will oversee the smooth progression of schemes from initial investigation and concept through to planning, ensuring that each is viable, buildable, and ready for regional delivery. We are looking for someone with proven experience in strategic land ideally gained within a land promoter or strategic land team. You should be RICS or RTPI qualified and hold a relevant degree, such as Estate Management, Property Management, Rural Studies, or Planning and Development. The successful candidate will be professional, organised, and analytical, with excellent communication skills and have the confidence to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong IT skills are essential, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Experience with Landstack, HM Land Registry, CRM systems, or development appraisal tools would be beneficial, but training can be provided for the right candidate. Benefits * Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs * Holidays – 26 days * Life Assurance * Pension * Private medical insurance * Ability to purchase additional holiday * Access to discount portal * Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV salary sacrifice car scheme * Digital GP * Employee assistance programme * Sharesave scheme As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects. We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams. The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all