We’re looking for someone exceptional who wants to make a difference and strives in a challenging environment. If you have a proven track record of sourcing and acquiring land with experience of managing the acquisition process from identification, diligence, offer, contract, purchase, planning, through to pre-start on the sites, join us as a New Business Manager (Land & Acquisitions).

In this exciting new role, you’ll lead on securing a programme of sites within a region for development for a range of tenures, including commercial operations. You’ll be responsible for sourcing and securing new development opportunities to deliver Optivo’s growth targets and for the acquisition of land and securing planning consents and partnership deals, ready for the Construction team to procure construction contracts. You’ll also appraise schemes and produce reports for officer level groups and Committees to secure approval to enter into contracts. You’ll liaise with all internal client departments (construction, sales and marketing, operations, asset, finance governance) to secure agreement to acquire sites and ensure competing priorities are resolved.

What you'll need
You’ll have experience of maintaining strong relationships with local authorities, local agents as well as landowners in order to have a good steer on what sites are available in the area. You’ll have experience of sourcing and securing land for developments with responsibility overseeing site appraisals, acquisition approval and obtaining planning consent on plots. You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form long relationships with vendors, developers, consultants, valuers, local authorities and other key partners. You’ll be skilled at securing new business opportunities in a highly competitive environment, being able to produce and interpret KPIs and Management Information to support the comprehensive growth of your team.

You will work with a range of residents and colleagues, so a positive approach to collaborative team working is essential. You’ll need to live our one team culture.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
At Optivo we work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Closing date for applications: 31st January 2022. Interview dates:  W/C 7th February 2022  (Interviews will take place via Microsoft teams).