JOB DESCRIPTION


Job title: / Head of Strategic Land / Version date: / January 2016
Business area: / LGC / Job family / Investments (INV?)
Reporting to: / Director of Housing - LGC / Approved role? / Yes
Role holder: / Code staff? / Not applicable

Purpose:

Housing is a major growth opportunity for the Legal & General Group and is a high profile initiative supported by the Board executive.
The role holder’sprimary responsibilitywill be the promotion of Legal & General Capital’s strategic land through to outline or detailed planning permission. The role will also include the review of any new strategic or large-scaleresidential-led opportunities, including direct land acquisition and joint ventures.

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Leading on all planning promotional work in connection with the existing land holdings, from representations through to detailed planning applications.
  • Review and re-draft business plans for each individual asset, with key aims and milestone dates established.
  • Reporting on all assets as and when required including management of all capital expenditure in line with agreed budgets.
  • Negotiation with all external stakeholders to ensure Legal & General’s interests are maintained and all ‘added value’ and ‘direct development’ opportunities are maximised.
  • Review and reporting to Legal & General Capital on all new strategic and large development opportunities, with a specific focus on housing-led schemes.
  • Management and appointment of external consultant team to achieve and exceed the asset business plans.
  • Negotiate all landowners’ agreements, promotion and option agreements as well as joint ventures with the aim of agreeing the best terms possible.
  • Lead on all planning negotiations, including all representations, planning applications, S.106 agreements, planning appeals etc.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

Qualifications:
Preferred - BA (Hons), Town and Country Planning or:
RICS qualified.
BSc (Hons) Degree in Real Estate Management.
Knowledge & Skills:
  • Ability to.
  • Manage and lead on all stakeholder negotiations, including public and private sectors.
  • Deliver complex major planning applications.
  • Key negotiation skills and experience across a wide range of planning and land acquisition issues.
  • Understanding of a wide range of projects - housing / retailing / mixed-use / schools
  • Broad knowledge and expertise in a wide range of issues - Section 106 Agreements /EIA / Green Belts / AONB / CPO / listed buildings / community engagement / housing need /policy development.
  • Ability to develop and agree business strategies tailored to specific opportunities and assets and report on these on a regular basis.
  • Effectively and pro-actively manage an external team of consultants to meet the milestone dates within the business plan whilst keeping to agreed budgets.
  • Understand and negotiate legal agreements such as landowners, consortium, s.106 etc agreements.

Declaration:

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