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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 The benefits: Access to a Local Government Pension Scheme (14% employer contribution) Enjoy flexible, hybrid working with a home tech package A newly refurbished office and free car parking Ongoing training and professional development Real opportunity to make your mark across the district in a supportive, purpose-driven team We are passionate about our people, we genuinely care and know that a happy workforce is a productive and motivated one! If you're still not sure, here are some stats from our 2024 staff survey to convince you.. 94% said they feel trusted and empowered 90% of staff recommend Breckland as a great place to work 94% think Breckland provide positive action on health and wellbeing Ready to bring your expertise to a council that values innovation and action? Closing date: 9am, Thursday 24th July 2025 TPBN1_UKTJ