Housing Pipeline & Partnerships Lead
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.
What you’ll be doing
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.
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.
- 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.
Application details
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.
Housing Pipeline & Partnership Lead in Bristol employer: West of England Mayor
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority offers a dynamic and supportive work environment, where the Mayoral Support Officer will play a crucial role in facilitating the Mayor's engagements and ensuring smooth operations within the office. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that values professional development and continuous improvement, alongside the unique opportunity to contribute to impactful local governance. With a focus on high-quality support and a commitment to public service, this position provides meaningful work that directly influences the community.
