Senior Development Manager

Job Description

Our client is a a major London Borough Council who is seeking a Senior Development Manager. The successful candidate will ideally come with management experience within public sector & Goverment.This is a hybrid role, offering 3 days per week in the office and 2 day at home. Salary is paying up to £66,000 per annum.The Role DescriptionThe objective of the Development team is to implement the Assets and Growth Strategy, delivering complex development and regeneration schemes, new housing supply, new community assets including schools and community facilities, deliver capital receipts andnew income streams, and manage stakeholder and community relationships. The primary purpose of this post is to lead on the co-ordination, management and implementation of one or more complex assets and growth projects, ensuring quality, innovation, best practice and efficiency in commissioning and delivery. The post holder willtake development from planning approval and transition to pre-construction and delivery, to completion and handover. The post holder will deputise for the Head of Development and provide specialist professional advice and support to Development Managers acrossthe team.You will need to:

• To act as lead client in complex projects and ensure the successful delivery of mixed tenure schemes in terms of time, cost and quality.

• The key objectives are to create new housing, schools and community facilities, and capital receipts through the delivery of successful planning applications.

• To develop options for the physical development and regeneration of Council sites including large scale new-build housing and mixed-use developments (including schools and community facilities) incorporating high quality design, environmental and communitysafety standards.

• To procure development and regeneration projects, ensuring the highest standards of design, innovation, sustainability and construction best practice are achieved.

• Manage integrated project teams, including consultants and solicitors, to ensure individual projects are secured and internal procedures and policies are followed.

• Manage projects through the planning process, including negotiation of Section 106 agreements.

• To advise on all aspects of procurement and delivery of new build development, property projects and implementing appropriate procurement and contract strategies, working with clients to define needs to ensure that they meet their business aims and objectives,leading on value planning and risk management exercises.

• To advise on the whole life costs of designing, building, operating, maintaining, decommissioning and, where appropriate, funding new build development programmes.

• To be responsible for delegated budgets, and the planning and control of a programme of projects ensuring that all aspects of cost, time, quality, safety and change control are effectively monitored and managed.

• Regularly visit sites to undertake inspections of works and establish standards of quality on site.

• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management, and ensure projects comply with the client’s responsibilities under health and safety regulations.

• To lead on project risk management exercises, preparing gateway information as required and alerting senior leadership team to risks to project budget, programme and other projected outputs.
• Manage the client expectations and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.

Knowledge & Skills:Equal Opportunities:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Council policies in relation to Equal Opportunity, Customer Care and service delivery, and the ability to implement these policies in the workplace

Qualifications:

• Essential: A relevant degree in construction, development or regeneration (e.g. Development, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Technology, Building Surveying etc.), or, equivalent significant experience and evidence of continuousprofessional development (at least 5 years)
• Desirable: Membership of a professional body associated with the construction industry (i.e: RICS, CIOB, RIBA etc).

Knowledge & Experience:

• Project management skills for technically complex projects involving and closely impacting upon residents and other stakeholders.
• Procurement skills to deliver new construction of homes and community facilities
• An understanding of how regeneration initiatives can be used to address deprivation, access to services, issues around community safety and cohesion.
• The ability to demonstrate technical knowledge of building procurement, design and construction technology;
• Knowledge of housing strategy issues for London & SE and strong awareness of Health & Safety within the construction industry, CDM regulations and JCT D&B contracts;
• You will have experience of managing the delivery of complex and challenging schemes from inception to completion through to defects;

Personal Qualities:

• Strong negotiation skills applicable at various stages of a project.
• Organisation and Management skills to lead a multi-disciplinary team of employees and independent contractors/consultants on technically complex projects
• Ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage dynamic and pressurised working environment with challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills across a wide range of audiences.