Land Acquisition officer

Land Acquisition Officer

Location: Mira Road / Bhayandar

Experience: 9+ years

Industry: Real Estate / Redevelopment

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and source land parcels and redevelopment opportunities across Mumbai.
• Develop strong relationships with landowners, societies, local brokers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct preliminary verification of 7/12 extracts, Property Cards, mutation entries, title documents, survey/gat numbers, and ownership details.
• Check Development Plans (DP), zoning, reservations, road widening, access, setbacks, and other development-related restrictions.
• Identify potential redevelopment and land amalgamation opportunities.
• Conduct physical site visits to verify boundaries, access, encroachments, occupants, and actual site conditions.
• Coordinate with Legal, Liaison, Survey, and Project teams for detailed due diligence.
• Negotiate with individual landowners, families, societies, and other stakeholders for acquisition and redevelopment.
• Evaluate land rates based on location, development potential, permissible FSI/TDR, and prevailing market conditions.
• Prepare acquisition feasibility reports for management approval.
• Coordinate documentation including LOI, MOU, Agreement to Sale, Development Agreement, and Sale Deed in coordination with the Legal team.
• Track negotiations, documentation, payments, and closure of each acquisition.
• Handle multiple landowners and resolve commercial and coordination issues during the acquisition process.
• Maintain a database of potential land parcels, owners, brokers, status, and commercial discussions.
• Provide regular reports to management on new opportunities, negotiations, risks, and expected closures.

Land Acquisition & Redevelopment Knowledge Required

Candidate should have practical knowledge of:

• Land acquisition and redevelopment processes
• 7/12 Extract, 8A, and Mutation Entries
• Property Card and land ownership records
• Development Plans (DP), Town Planning (TP), and zoning
• Road reservations and road widening
• FSI/TDR and development potential
• Agricultural and Non-Agricultural (NA) land
• Title and encumbrance checks
• Redevelopment projects
• Land amalgamation
• Society redevelopment
• Landowner and broker networks

Preferred Candidate

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in land acquisition and/or redevelopment.
• Experience handling land acquisition and redevelopment opportunities across Mumbai.
• Strong network with landowners, brokers, consultants, societies, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Experience dealing directly with landowners and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and negotiation abilities.
• Strong negotiation, commercial, coordination, and documentation skills.
• Ability to independently identify opportunities and take them through preliminary evaluation to closure.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel across Mumbai for site visits, landowner meetings, and negotiations.

visits and landowner meetings