The role:

The Development Manager role requires close collaboration with the Head of Investment, Development & Partnerships in overseeing and managing high quality mixed tenure projects, including land led, new builds, and regeneration programmes, whilst ensuring alignment with our strategic goals. You will enhance our Development strategies to ensure our customers enjoy "Great Homes" that meet future needs, while also directing efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. The Development Manager will create a culture of high performance to consistently deliver quality, value, and ongoing service improvements.

We value colleagues who consistently demonstrate and champion our values and who create positive relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Although not an exhaustive list, key responsibilities include:

• Deliver agreed business objectives and strategic plans.
• Be an ambassador for the organisation, representing the organisation and creating a positive impression with all external stakeholders.
• Deliver on the stratgeic aim to provide warm and safe homes that are net zero carbon.
• Provide leadership for the development team fostering a culture of high performance.
• Ensure that all policies, procedures and processes relating to development are fit for purpose and up to date.
• Provide legal and regulatory compliance assurance, and ensure they are adhered to.
• Establish and maintain strong business relations with local authority partners, Government, other local government agencies, property agencies, developers, investors, landowners and other Housing Associations and stakeholders to ensure we are a preferred social landlord partner.
• Lead and engage your teams and the wider organisation, ensuring colleagues are supported and trained to deliver their business and personal objectives.
• Determine and monitor standards of performance within the team acting on feedback to drive improvements for the benefit of our people.

About You:

Whether you join us to share your skills or gain new ones, to lift people up or learn about yourself, you’ll be valued, challenged and very welcome. No matter who you are, where you’re from, or the journey you’ve been on so far, we’ll welcome your unique experience and perspective – and help you find your brighter future.

Depending on the role, we don’t always require relevant experience and via our Brighter Places University we offer training and mentoring to help you get the most out of your role.

For this role we are looking for individuals who have:

• Degree level standard education and/or relevant professional qualification/or experience (e.g. RICS/RTPI/CIOH/RIBA/CIOB).
• Relevant and proven experience in a development role or related property field or alternatively applicable senior project management experience within Social Housing.
• Knowledge of new build development principles and the ability to apply them within an organisation.
• Proven experience of developing strong partnerships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Proven experience of successfully leading and managing people.
• Excellent people management skills and the ability to inspire and influence those around them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and can demonstrate an ability to take initiatives.
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• Knowledge and experience of:
• Different building procurement methods and contracts.
• Industry legislation.
• Setting & managing budgets.