Job Description

Location: East regional office, between Peterborough and Norwich

Reports to: Managing Director

Hours: Full time, Permanent

About the Role:

At Allison Homes, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning private housebuilder dedicated to creating beautiful homes and communities across the East of England, the East Midlands and the South West of England.

Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a quality product suitable for everyone.

We are proud of our people, and collaboration and teamwork are key to everything we do. Our Values are at our heart and centre around Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help us achieve our ambitious growth plans and goals, to be part of our journey and to grow their career along with our success.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Land & Partnerships Director, to lead the East land team and drive our strategic land acquisition, development, disposal, and partnership initiatives. This pivotal role will be responsible for devising and executing land acquisition and development strategies while fostering strong relationships with landowners, local authorities, registered providers, and other key stakeholders nationally. This role will play a fundamental part in securing land and partnership opportunities that align with our growth and sustainability objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Land Acquisition & Development

Identify, evaluate, and secure strategic land opportunities that align with the company's long-term business objectives. Lead negotiations and secure land acquisitions, ensuring alignment with financial feasibility, risk assessment criteria, and company objectives. Oversee comprehensive due diligence processes, including site assessments, legal matters, and planning considerations to support land acquisition and development. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure sites have a clear pathway to planning approval and delivery.
Partnerships & Affordable Housing Development

Develop and maintain relationships with housing associations, registered providers, public sector bodies, and local authorities to create strategic partnerships that support mixed-tenure housing delivery. Lead the identification and securing of partnership opportunities, including joint ventures and land-led deals with housing providers and government bodies. Work closely with internal teams to structure and execute partnerships that optimise financial and social value. Negotiate contracts and agreements that support partnership models, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
Land Disposals

Lead the marketing, legal process, and sale of consented land to the open market, ensuring performance targets are met or exceeded. Ensure optimum revenue is generated from each land sale while balancing strategic business objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management

Cultivate and nurture strong relationships with landowners, land agents, local authorities, housing associations, and relevant industry stakeholders to identify and progress opportunities. Collaborate effectively with internal and external cross-functional teams, including planning, technical, legal, and finance, to streamline land transactions and partnership developments. Represent the company at industry events, forums, and government consultations to maintain market intelligence and influence sector-wide discussions.
Land & Partnership Strategy Development

Develop and execute a forward-looking land acquisition, management, disposal, and partnership strategy in line with the company's vision. Stay abreast of national market dynamics, competitor activities, and legislative changes affecting land acquisition, development, and partnerships. Contribute to shaping company policies and processes relating to land acquisition and partnerships to drive efficiency and competitive advantage.
Planning & Regulatory Compliance

Collaborate closely with the planning team to navigate the planning process efficiently and effectively, ensuring sites achieve optimum planning outcomes. Ensure all land acquisitions, developments, and partnership-led projects comply with applicable regulatory requirements and sustainability standards.
Financial & Commercial Management

Lead and optimise the budget for land acquisition, land disposal, and land-related expenditures. Monitor and report on financial performance against established targets, identifying opportunities for value enhancement and risk mitigation. Negotiate margin-enhancing agreements, including Planning Promotion Agreements, Option Agreements, Hybrid Agreements, and Freehold Purchases.
Team Leadership & Development

Provide strong leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for the land team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the department. Inspire and develop a high-performing team capable of identifying and securing strategic land and partnership opportunities.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in real estate, Land Management, Business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred). Proven, substantial experience in land acquisition, strategic land management, land disposal, and partnership development within the UK residential sector. Experience in successfully leading and developing a team. A strong network of industry contacts across landowners, local authorities, housing associations, and public sector stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of land valuation, legal processes, and planning regulations. Extensive understanding of legal and planning frameworks associated with land acquisition, development, and affordable housing delivery. Broad awareness of planning policies, systems, and frameworks at a national level, including an understanding of land purchase and disposal legal models and structures. Strong commercial acumen, with a track record of structuring successful land and partnership deals. Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills. The ability to embrace and role model our company values - Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion. Full UK driving licence.
This list is not exhaustive.

The benefit package for this role includes:

Competitive salary. Discretionary Bonus Scheme. Car allowance (with option to join the company salary sacrifice car scheme). 25 days holiday (extending to 27 days holiday after two years of continuous service). Pension Scheme. Group Life Assurance. BUPA Healthcare Plan. Group Income Protection Scheme. Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme. Opt in - Simply Health Cash Plan. Allison Homes House purchase discount scheme.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in driving Allison Homes' East regional land and partnership strategies, securing long-term development opportunities, and fostering collaborative relationships that support sustainable housing delivery across the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Casual dress Company car Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/11/2025