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In addition, your team will work closely with the central Partnerships & Strategic Land team, to secure options and s106 affordable receipts, supporting the Group’s strategic land objectives of achieving and maintaining a quality land bank.\nWhat are we looking for in a successful candidate?\nHighly experienced Land Director, or current Head of Land / Senior Land Manager within a residential developer within the operating patch.\nProven ability of successful procurement\nExperience of securing low and high density housing schemes (typically 150 - 500 units), ranging from £200k to £700k plus in unit sales values, within stand alone or consortium developments\nA strong network of contacts, consultants and land agents, local authority leaders.\nImpeccable leadership skills; natural ability to galvanise and lead people in a fulfilling business strategy. Significant experience of working in a New Homes Development environment\nA solid understanding of Land purchase processes and other regulatory legislations.\nSound knowledge of value adding, value engineering design and planning process.\nHigh degree of commercial acumen and awareness.\nAbility to build relationships and interact effectively with all stakeholders\nIf degree educated, ideally Real Estate related.\nThe Company\nOur people are at the heart of our business, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to thrive.\nWe welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and recognise that everyone has different needs outside of work too. That’s why, wherever possible, we’ll consider flexible working requests across every role, helping you find the right balance between work and life.\nWe're passionate about creating a culture built on collaboration, openness and continuous development, where your contributions are recognised, your career can grow, and you can make a real impact.\nAt Crest Nicholson, we care about you as an individual, not just the role you do, and we’re committed to supporting every part of your life - from your wellbeing and financial security to your lifestyle and career. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed with you in mind. This includes:\nCompetitive salary\nAnnual company bonus scheme\nPrivate pension\nPrivate healthcare and healthcare cash plan options\n25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays\nCycle to Work scheme\nShare Plans\nGym membership discounts\nAs part of the recruitment process, we'll ask you to provide some personal information so we can process your application. To find out more about how we collect, use and protect your data, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy on the Crest Nicholson website.\nIf you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!","description_format":"text","description_chars":3709,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule","Gym membership"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T14:06:54Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":84,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.839,"p_room":1,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":926448,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/crest-nicholson-land-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/crest-nicholson-land-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T13:58:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13372,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2283402},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2283402"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcrest-nicholson-land-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcrest-nicholson-land-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcrest-nicholson-land-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/crest-nicholson-land-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcrest-nicholson-land-director"}]}