Land Economist

• Advising on and handling current and future land exploitations.
• Preparing, testing, and updating financial feasibility analyses of area developments.
• Advising on and handling cost recovery for private initiatives.
• Advising on subsidies related to spatial developments.
• Advising on land prices for purchase and sale, lease, or other forms of issuance.
• Advising on and managing project risks.
• Advising on cost recovery for area-wide facilities.
• Preparing financial project reports and contributing to the planning and control cycle.
• Updating policies such as the Land Policy Note, Cost Recovery Note, and Land Price Note.
• Participating in project groups.
• Participating in contract negotiations regarding the purchase and sale of land, development and cooperation agreements, and (anterior) exploitation agreements.
• Serving as a substantive sparring partner for project leaders, program managers, and management.
• Guiding and coaching less experienced colleagues where necessary.

• Independently advise on strategic and financial-economic issues within spatial developments and area development projects.
• Substantive sparring partner for project leaders, program managers, management, and the board.
• Participate in regular work meetings.
• Report to the client or a supervisor.
• Work in a team context.
• Guide and coach less experienced colleagues where necessary.

What they ask

• Bring your own device.
• Possess professional liability insurance or business liability insurance that provides substantive coverage for at least the assignment value in terms of insured capacity.
• Demonstrably completed education in urban planning, spatial development, real estate, economics, public administration, or similar at a minimum of HBO bachelor level.
• Demonstrable work experience as a land economist at a government organization.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a land economist.
• Demonstrable work experience with preparing and managing land exploitations.
• Demonstrable work experience with area developments and cost recovery.

Preferences.

• More than 8 years of demonstrable work experience as a land economist.
• Agency has demonstrable experience in training and guiding junior land economists within municipal assignments, with at least 1 reference placement.
• A concrete plan of approach for coaching, knowledge sharing, quality assurance, replacement, and continuity is submitted.

Competencies.

• Strong analytical skills
• Administratively sensitive
• Proactive
• Results-oriented
• Coaching ability
• Collaboration-oriented
• Persuasive
• Accurate
• Strong sense of responsibility