New land promotion team member

We are delighted to welcome graduate Katie Saunders as our new Assistant Land and Planning Manager at our Birmingham headquarters.

This is Katie’s first industry role since leaving Loughborough University with a Construction Engineering Management degree, which included a placement year with construction firm BAM Construct.

Katie will support our Eastern Division — focusing on the Central and South East regions — to bring forward land and assist with the planning and delivery phase to create sustainable developments.

We are also sponsoring her part time master’s degree in Planning Built Environments at Birmingham City University.

Katie said: “Richborough Estates really appealed to me as a great place to work as it’s a privately owned, Midlands-based market leading firm that makes a national impact.

“I’m excited about being involved in the whole land promotion process which includes site identification, the planning process and preparing the site for an appropriate delivery partner – where I can apply my construction and engineering background as well as the skills that I obtain from the role.

“It’s a privilege to be able to learn from the brilliant team here, as well as advance my planning and development knowledge through my master’s degree.”

Demand for new homes

James Bradshaw, Managing Director of our Eastern Division, added: “We are continuing to expand the portfolio across the business to cater for ever constant demand for new homes so it’s great to have Katie on board to provide extra resource.

“Katie’s interest in land promotion and keenness to learn alongside her knowledge and experience of construction management makes her a great fit for the team.

“We are committed to graduate recruitment and their continued professional development and very much look forward to seeing Katie’s career grow.”

Katie can be contacted at: katie@richborough.co.uk / 07494 855 869

Meet the Richborough Estates team here

Photo: Katie Saunders with, left, our chief executive Paul Campbell and James Bradshaw