Vivek Landay

A highly ambitious and outgoing final year Real Estate Student at Nottingham Trent University with three years of experience within real estate and non-real estate sectors. Currently working as a part-time land research and development assistant at a land and development firm. Seeking to undertake a graduate surveying role within the infrastructure property sector, with the long-term aspiration of achieving RICS chartership through the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).

Land Research and Development Assistant - Connolly Land & Developments - Nottingham

(2025-09)

• Provide ad hoc support to the wider development team by assisting in sourcing new land opportunities to strengthen the project pipeline.
• Identify and source viable solar farm and battery storage development sites using specialist GIS mapping software.
• Confidently analyse key site constraints to determine the viability of development opportunities.
• Diligently manage and update a structured Excel site database to track and assess development opportunities.

Development Coordinator - Connolly Land & Developments - Nottingham

(2024-07 - 2025-08)

During this placement year, supported the planning application process for various large-scale renewable developments.

• Facilitated the identification and analysis of sites for battery storage and solar farm developments utilising LandInsight site sourcing software.
• Confidently liaised with grid consultants, National Grid stakeholders and landowners regarding solar and battery storage development.
• Reviewed environmental, planning, and infrastructure constraints to analyse and assess the viability of development opportunities.
• Attended meetings with infrastructure professionals to discuss substation upgrade works, substation capacity, and grid viability for renewable development.
• Developed and maintained various Excel-based land opportunity tracking databases to support the assessment of strategic site acquisition decisions.

Call Centre Advisor - Nottingham Trent University - Nottingham

(2023-08 - 2023-09)

• Supported the university's clearing process by accurately communicating outcomes to over 100 prospective students.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail by processing applicant information with zero errors.
• Managed caller expectations effectively by providing clear next steps to reduce repeat calls.
• Approached challenging callers with a positive can-do attitude by identifying caller issues quickly, to provide the correct solution.

Retail Assistant - Victoria Road Post Office/Convenience store - Nottingham

(2022-06 - 2024-07)

• Successfully managed the store independently during shifts, contributing to the efficient running of the store.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service to customers by providing a reliable service that led to repeat business.

BSc Honours Degree - Real Estate - Nottingham Trent University (2022 - 2026)

A-Levels - Hucknall Sixth Form Centre (2020 - 2022)