Group Long Term Partnership Land Director KMH/CN/1318
Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live.
Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.
For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.
Job description
Main purpose of the role
Due to an investment in our Group Land function, we have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Group Long Term Partnership Land Director to join us to develop the Long-Term Partnership Land function to secure sufficient, aligned strategic land to sustain our growth plans over the long term.
Reporting to the Group Development Director; the successful candidate will be responsible for setting the direction and strategy for strategic land acquisition, working with the regional land teams at the right time to ensure they buy into the opportunities being sourced and contribute to their appraisal. This role will ideally be based from our head office near Doncaster, however there is a certain amount of flexibility with agile working, and the possibility for the candidate to be based from one of our other regional offices.
They will work to maintain a corporate framework to ensure a consistent approach to sourcing and securing strategic land, delivering strategic land opportunities in line with budget by identifying opportunities through their established network, focusing on those which are aligned with our strategy and with a strong chance of attaining planning consent, securing them under the required option terms and promoting them (using a planning consultant) in a way that presents the best possible chance of success.
HS&S Responsibilities
- To take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.
Skills, knowledge & experience
We are looking for an established senior Land and Partnerships leader who embodies our Keepmoat values; a creative and resilient individual who will combine their knowledge and understanding in the land, development and planning processes with an enthusiastic, self-motivated, solutions focused approach. They will be collaborative; skilled in relationship building and stakeholder engagement with experience in developing strategies and in influencing senior decision makers and with strong negotiating and influencing skills. They will take a straightforward approach with a thorough understanding of strategic land in England/Scotland and be financially and commercially astute. They will be passionate about Land and Partnerships, with proven experience in Planning, Land Acquisition and Leadership and a clear understanding of the Partnership model.
Education & qualifications
If this sounds like you, please apply now. As the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, for more information including a full job description and person specification, please contact [email protected]
Why work for us?
At Keepmoat Homes we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.
- Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
- Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
- Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
- Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
- Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.
Our values
Our values are the foundation for our vision, the cornerstone of our culture and the benchmark for our achievement.
- Straightforward - We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
- Collaborative - We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
- Passionate - We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
- Creative - We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.
Reference:
KMH/CN/1318
Hours:
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location:
Doncaster, DN4 5PL
Employer:
Keepmoat Homes, Central
Job type:
Permanent, Full Time
Closing date:
31/01/2025
