A leading national housebuilder is looking to appoint a Land Buyer to join its North Midlands team, based from its Leicester office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced land professional to join an established regional business with a strong presence across the residential development market. The role would suit someone currently working within a housebuilder’s land team or an individual from a land agency background who is looking to take the next step in their career.

The Role
Working closely with the wider land and development teams, the successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, assessing and progressing land opportunities across the North Midlands.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and sourcing new land acquisition opportunities.
• Building and maintaining relationships with landowners, agents and other industry contacts.
• Assessing potential development sites, including planning, financial and commercial considerations.
• Supporting the preparation of land appraisals and acquisition proposals.
• Working alongside internal teams to assess development viability and risk.
• Negotiating land acquisitions and assisting with the progression of transactions.
• Monitoring local market conditions, planning activity and competitor land activity.
• Supporting the delivery of the regional land acquisition strategy.

About You
The ideal candidate will have experience within the residential land market, either from a housebuilder’s land acquisition team or a land agency.

You may be an existing Land Buyer looking for a new challenge, or a Land Agent / Land Surveyor / Land Consultant with strong residential land experience who is looking to move into a housebuilder environment.

The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:

• Experience in residential land acquisition, land agency or a related land-focused role.
• An understanding of the housebuilding and residential development process.
• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to assess land opportunities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to manage multiple opportunities and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive, commercially minded approach to identifying new opportunities.

The Package

• Salary: £40,000–£50,000, depending on experience.
• Car allowance.
• Additional benefits package.
• Opportunity to join an established national housebuilder.
• A role offering long-term career development within a successful regional land team.

If you are a Land Buyer or Land Agent with residential development experience and are interested in exploring a new opportunity in the North Midlands, this could be an excellent next step.

For more information, or to apply, please get in touch.