Land & Development Manager Ref: 28-25

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Salary: Grade 6 £43,882 to £50,761 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Location: Dereham / Remote-enabled working
Contract Type: Permanent

Shape the future of Breckland. Build places that matter.

Join a forward-thinking, award-winning team at Breckland Council where your work directly shapes the places people live, work and thrive. As our new Land & Development Manager, you'll play a key role in unlocking the full potential of our land portfolio - driving sustainable development, strategic acquisitions, and meaningful regeneration projects that deliver on our Corporate Plan.

This is more than a property role - it's your chance to influence real change across the district.

Why you?

You're an experienced property professional - confident, qualified, and passionate about delivering development projects that have a lasting, positive impact.

You'll thrive if you:

Enjoy managing development projects from start to finish.
Have strong negotiation skills and know how to get best value.
Are motivated by variety, challenge, and making a tangible difference.
Know your way around land transactions, joint ventures, and risk management.
Bring a collaborative mindset and know how to lead people and ideas.

Your impact:

Working closely with the Commercial Property & Estates Manager, you'll:

Lead the management and development of our land portfolio, delivering projects that meet local needs and generate income.
Act as client lead for our Breckland Bridge joint venture - ensuring its success through strong project oversight and collaboration.
Negotiate complex land and development deals that deliver best value to the Council.
Oversee the delivery of revenue and capital projects - from concept to completion.
Identify and act on investment and development opportunities, including acquisitions and disposals.
Procure and manage external consultants and project teams.
Ensure all assets meet health & safety requirements and compliance standards.
Monitor and report on performance - constantly seeking ways to improve.

What we're looking for:

We want someone who shares our values:

Collaborative: You listen, share and build strong partnerships
Ambitious: You challenge the status quo and drive positive change
Results-driven: You stay focused, resilient, and solution-oriented
Empowering: You show initiative, take ownership, and learn from experience
Supportive: You bring empathy, energy and respect to every interaction