Development Director / Land Director - Healthcare

About the Role

A well-capitalised, multi-strategy investment platform is seeking to appoint a senior Development Director / Head of Land & Planning to build and lead a healthcare-focused development platform.

With a strong track record across real estate, private equity, and credit, the business is actively deploying capital into defensive, needs-based sectors, with a particular focus on elderly care.

This is a rare opportunity to take a strategic, front-end role in shaping a new platform - moving from opportunistic deal flow to a proactive, land-led development model.

The Role

• · Lead the sourcing and acquisition of land opportunities across the UK
• · Drive planning strategy and oversee the delivery of consents
• · Establish a scalable pipeline of elderly care / healthcare schemes
• · Shape development strategy, including design efficiency and scheme viability
• · Work closely with the investment team to align development with capital deployment
• · Build relationships with operators, consultants, and delivery partners
• · Support the evolution from JV / partner-led delivery to a more in-house model

The Opportunity

• · Build a platform from the ground up within an established investment business
• · Direct access to capital and decision-makers
• · High level of autonomy and strategic influence
• · Clear pathway to building and leading a team

Candidate Profile

• · Strong background in land acquisition and planning
• · Experience within healthcare / elderly care development required
• · Proven track record of sourcing and progressing sites through planning
• · Strong understanding of viability, delivery, and market dynamics
• · Well-connected across land, planning, and construction networks
• · Commercially astute, with the ability to bridge development and investment thinking
• · Credible, strategic operator with the gravitas to engage senior stakeholders

Salary & Package

• · Meaningful equity upside
• · Flexible / hybrid working environment

This is an opportunity to play a defining role in building a new development platform within a highly active and well-funded investment environment.

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