Strategic Land Manager

Persimmon plc.; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a Strategic Land Manager to drive the identification and securing of strategic land opportunities. You will lead a team, develop key relationships, and ensure budgetary control. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in strategic land management, a thorough understanding of planning systems, and strong negotiation skills. This is a full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car/Car Allowance

Bonus

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic land management within a housebuilder or land promoter.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Knowledge of the local area with relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire quality strategic land opportunities.
• Develop relationships with land agents and landowners.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure opportunity success.
• Take budgetary control for strategic land sites.

Skills

Experience in strategic land management

Understanding of planning systems

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of financial/legal aspects

Job description

Strategic Land Manager – Persimmon Homes

Location: Mansfield, NG18. Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?

About Persimmon Homes

At Persimmon, We Don't Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When you join us as a Strategic Land Manager, you'll benefit from the following:

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car Allowance
• Bonus
• 5* housebuilder – Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high‑street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Land Manager to join the Strategic Land Team at Persimmon Homes. The successful candidate will have significant experience in identifying and securing new strategic land opportunities, a thorough understanding of the planning system, and experience dealing with land contracts. You will be able to identify, resource, secure, and realise the potential of strategic land under option or promotion contract, negotiate effectively, and build relationships with key players and organisations. You will understand our corporate vision and be instrumental in ensuring our values are upheld.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire quality strategic land opportunities.
• Develop relationships with land agents and landowners to promote Persimmon as an effective development partner.
• Build and foster relationships with public sector bodies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Develop effective planning and land strategies to optimise promotion and maximise value of strategic sites.
• Lead and motivate the strategic land team to ensure opportunities are actioned swiftly and with the highest standards of success.
• Collaborate with Managing Directors, Land/Planning Directors and the Group Land team to deliver a clear, deliverable pipeline of new strategic opportunities.
• Take budgetary control for strategic land sites.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Significant experience in a strategic land capacity within a housebuilder or land promoter.
• Understanding of the financial and legal aspects of strategic land.
• Excellent knowledge of the local area and strong relationships with land agents, landowners, planning consultants, lawyers and local authorities.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industry

Strategic Management Services