Acquisitions and Disposals Manager

The Vacancy

Wates Group currently have an exciting opportunity for an Acquisition & Disposal Manager to join our Wates Developments team in Surrey, to support, manage and secure the successful exits of Wates Developments land and property interests.

Reporting into our Acquisitions & Disposals Director the role of Acquisitions & Disposals Manager will help establish optimised exit solutions for Wates Developments interest, typically through Option/Promotion Agreements and freehold land sales to the housebuilding market directly or via housebuilder joint ventures.

As our Acquisition & Disposal Manager you will:

• Assist and manage on the production of exit strategies for allocated Wates Developments land interests to maximise returns on capital and profit, in accordance with the timescales set out within the budget and our wider Purpose.
• Appraise site viabilities and identify areas that require additional work to secure a successful exit in conjunction with the Acquisitions & Disposals Director.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Wates Development team to ensure relationships with landowners and agents are maintained leading up to and during the exit process.
• Help manage, record and keep Wates Developments ongoing legal interests in sites once a successful exit has occurred

We are looking for an experienced land and development professional with experience in; the UK planning system, exits/disposals, legal land contracts, financial viabilities, land transactions, the management of land and politics. This individual must understand how to act within parameters of our legal agreements and have detailed experience in land management and the valuation of residential land whilst maintaining budgets.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.