Assistant Land Manager - Commercial Land

Ready to build your career in land acquisition and work on commercial land opportunities?

Wates Group is looking for an Assistant Land Manager to join our Commercial Land & Logistics team. 

Working alongside the Commercial Land Director and Commercial Land Manager, you will support the delivery of our land acquisition strategy across England, helping to identify and secure high-quality opportunities within the logistics and retail warehousing sector.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your network, develop your commercial acumen, and play a key role in bringing forward strategic land opportunities.

About the Role

As our Assistant Commercial Land Manager, you will:

• Identify, research and appraise land opportunities in line with Wates Commercial Land & Logistics objectives
• Support the acquisition of commercial land opportunities, ensuring strong commercial outcomes
• Build and maintain a robust network of land agents and industry contacts, representing Wates to a high professional standard
• Support negotiations to secure land interests on the best possible terms
• Assist with due diligence, land valuations and viability assessments
• Manage the smooth handover of sites to the Projects team and acting as a key liaison on land matters
• Support the disposal of consented land, helping to maximise value and return

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience or knowledge of land sourcing within commercial, logistics or industrial sectors
• Strong understanding of land acquisition, contracts, and planning processes
• Ability to assess land opportunities, including valuation fundamentals
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with confidence in networking and stakeholder engagement
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness

WORKING FOR WATES LAND & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Wates Land & Development Division comprises of; Wates Developments; a specialist residential land investment, planning and joint ventures business in the private housebuilding sector; Wates Commercial & Logistics; a specialist commercial and logistics land investor, securing allocations and planning consents and realising value through the sale of consented land and Wates Wildscape; a BNG provider, providing credits to support facilitation of the built environment.

The Wates Land & Development Division is one of the main investment arms of the Wates Group founded in 1897. Today the family business, now led by the fourth generation, is one of the largest privately owned construction, property maintenance and development companies in the UK with a turnover of over £2.8bn.

The Wates vision is to be the most trusted partner in the built environment. The importance of both community and sustainability lies at the heart of the business, and we see every development as an opportunity to enhance and improve.

Throughout the planning process the commercial land business will positively engage with land agents in sourcing land, Local Authorities, Elected Members, Parish Councils, residents, commercial users and stakeholder groups to understand their needs.

All our development proposals are based on a thorough assessment of highway and infrastructure capacity, landscape and heritage impacts, and ecology and environmental sustainability. Wates Land & Development takes an consultative approach with the community is consistent with the highly regarded corporate responsibility credentials of the wider Wates Group. www.wates.co.uk  

Our commitments:  

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.  We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.  As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme.  Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk