Development Manager
Location: South East England
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permeant
Salary: Up to £53,220 (dependent upon experience) + £5,000 car allowance
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Development Manager to join a leading rural housing association delivering high-quality affordable homes across the South of England.
Working within a well-established Development Team, this role offers the opportunity to lead affordable housing projects from inception through to completion, helping to bring forward new development opportunities and deliver much-needed homes across rural communities.
The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying and securing development opportunities, obtaining planning permissions and grant funding, managing consultants and contractors, and ensuring schemes are delivered on time, within budget and to exceptional quality standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for a development professional looking to join an organisation with a strong reputation for delivering innovative, sustainable and community-focused housing solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and secure new affordable housing development opportunities through engagement with landowners, developers, agents and Rural Housing Enablers.
- Prepare and submit land and package bids for new development opportunities.
- Manage affordable housing developments through all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Secure planning permissions and other statutory approvals.
- Submit and manage Homes England funding applications and grant requirements.
- Appoint, manage and coordinate consultants, professional advisers and contractors.
- Lead procurement and tendering exercises for development projects.
- Monitor construction progress, programme delivery, budgets and quality standards.
- Oversee consultants, Clerks of Works and contractors throughout project delivery.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure successful project handovers.
- Provide line management and support to a Development Administrator.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:
- A minimum of five years' experience within housing development or regeneration.
- Experience acquiring land and negotiating with landowners, developers and agents.
- A strong understanding of planning processes and development delivery.
- Experience negotiating legal agreements and development-related contracts.
- Knowledge of the Homes England funding regime.
- Experience managing consultants, contractors and external stakeholders.
- Previous line management experience.
- Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- The ability to manage budgets, programmes and competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- A passion for delivering high-quality affordable housing and sustainable communities.
Benefits:
- £5,000 annual car allowance.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional 1.5 complimentary leave days.
- Option to purchase additional annual leave.
- Enhanced pension contributions.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Life Assurance (4x salary).
- Long Service Awards.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Opportunity to play a key role in delivering affordable housing across rural communities throughout the South East.
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