Housing Pipeline & Partnership Lead in Bristol

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Housing Pipeline & Partnerships Lead to join our Place Directorate. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and deliver the region's housing and regeneration ambitions at a pivotal moment for the West of England. Through our Strategic Place Partnership with Homes England, we are building a long-term pipeline of housing and regeneration opportunities that will unlock investment, accelerate delivery and support sustainable growth across the region.

As Housing Pipeline & Partnerships Lead, you will play a central role in identifying, shaping and progressing housing and regeneration opportunities, working with local authorities, Homes England, registered providers, developers and investors to bring forward a robust pipeline of projects capable of attracting public and private investment. We're looking for a strategic, commercially aware and collaborative professional with a strong understanding of housing delivery, regeneration and development. You'll be comfortable operating in complex partnership environments, influencing senior stakeholders and translating regional ambitions into investable and deliverable opportunities.

This is a critical time in our growth journey and you'll be pivotal in helping us achieve our ambitions by:

• Developing and maintaining a strategic pipeline of housing and regeneration opportunities across the West of England.
• Working with Homes England, local authorities and delivery partners to identify investment opportunities and accelerate housing delivery.
• Influencing national investment decisions and ensuring the region is well positioned to secure funding from Homes England and wider government programmes.
• Supporting delivery of the Strategic Place Partnership and coordinating activity across partners to deliver shared priorities.
• Identifying barriers to delivery and working collaboratively with partners to unlock progress on complex housing and regeneration schemes.
• Aligning opportunities with the MCA's wider investment priorities, including the Future Places Fund and regional Growth Strategy ambitions.
• Providing strategic advice, investment propositions and briefing material for senior leaders, Boards and elected members.

What you’ll be doing:

Are you someone who can build effective partnerships, influence senior stakeholders and turn ambitious ideas into deliverable opportunities? In this role you will:

• Lead development and oversight of the West of England's housing and regeneration pipeline.
• Work across organisational boundaries to bring together partners around shared priorities and investment opportunities.
• Support the region's engagement with Homes England and other government stakeholders, ensuring local priorities are reflected in national investment programmes.
• Develop strong relationships with local authorities, registered providers, developers, investors and infrastructure partners.
• Identify opportunities to secure additional investment and support delivery of more high-quality, affordable and sustainable homes.
• Represent the MCA at regional and national housing and regeneration forums.

What you’ll bring:

You'll be an experienced housing, regeneration, development or investment professional with a track record of delivering outcomes through partnership working. We're particularly interested in people who have:

• Experience working on housing, regeneration or development programmes within the public, private or housing sectors.
• An understanding of how housing and regeneration projects move from concept through to investment and delivery.
• Experience working with local authorities, government agencies, registered providers, developers or investors.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively in politically sensitive and complex environments.
• Experience developing investment propositions, project pipelines, business cases or funding bids.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide clear advice to senior decision-makers.

Experience of Homes England programmes, regeneration funding, development finance or place-based investment would be particularly valuable but is not essential.

Why choose us?

This role sits at the heart of some of the West of England's most significant housing and regeneration ambitions. You'll have the opportunity to work with Homes England, local authority leaders, investors, developers and government partners to influence how and where investment is deployed across the region. Through the Strategic Place Partnership, you'll help shape a pipeline of opportunities capable of delivering thousands of new homes, unlocking regeneration and supporting sustainable economic growth. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to places and communities across the West of England while working on some of the most interesting housing and regeneration challenges in the country.

The closing date for this role is midnight on Monday 17th August 2026. The interviews are planned to be held on the first week of September 2026 at our offices at 70 Redcliff St, Bristol BS1 6AL, but please note the date may change.

About The Company:

We are based in a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, close to Bristol Temple Meads Train Station. Alongside the opportunity to make a real difference to the people who visit, live and work in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service.
• 2 days of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK).
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England.

We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.

The salary for this role is £56,963- £62,282. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.

As a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter and accredited Living Wage Employer, we’re committed to creating a diverse environment where all our employees can thrive. We make sure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status.

As part of our commitment to fair and inclusive recruitment, we provide interview questions to all shortlisted candidates in advance/on request. This approach helps ensure everyone can demonstrate their skills, knowledge and experience fully, and supports our duties under the Equality Act 2010. You will also be asked follow-up questions during the interview to explore your responses in more detail.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process (for example, you might need to submit your application in a different format), please get in touch with our Resourcing Team at Resourcing@westofengland-ca.gov.uk. We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.

We want to understand the real person behind each application. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools, these should support your writing rather than replace your own voice. AI can be a helpful aid, but your personal insight and individuality are what matter most to us.

Please note this vacancy may close early or be extended depending on the number of applications so please don’t wait to apply. If you have started your application, we’ll give you notice of the new closing date by email.

We’re not engaging with agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, with no obligation to pay agency fees.