Development Manager (Central England)

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Job Description

Job Description

We are Places Developments, part of the Places for People Group; we are placemakers; our work impacts on the lives of people across the U.K. - providing homes to live in, communities to retire to, spaces to stay active, supported homes for independent living, and student accommodation. Our places work when they work for everyone.

How do we do all this? By surrounding ourselves with “big ideas” people, commercial people and collaborative people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

So, we want you to join us and the 12,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped us create places, maintain 209,000 homes, manage £4.5 billion of assets, deliver £87.9m in social value and teach 80,000 children to swim each week. More about your role As a Development Manager for our residential developments across Central England you will be responsible for supporting project cost, planning, marketing, programming, procurement and management under the direction of the Regional Head of Developments. You will support in the delivery of a programme of development schemes including; major projects, partnership deals and land-led opportunities.

You will be responsible for the whole life cycle of sourcing land opportunities through to pre-construction and the start of on-site construction. Negotiating terms for the acquisition of land or property and managing the purchase process are key to this role. You will take an active role in the planning process and working with stakeholders including local authorities to agree S106 and public consultation activities.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website. More about you You will have a track record in delivering a scope of works related to residential projects, preference will be shown to Development Managers who have taken projects from land acquisition to construction. It would also be highly advantageous if you have pre-existing relationships within the Midlands and be able to call upon these to help identify development opportunities or when working through complex planning with local authorities.

Ideally you will have broad experience of all housing of all tenures including housing for affordable rent, low cost home ownership, housing for outright sale, market rent, intermediate rent and key-worker accommodation. You will be highly numerate and as at ease analysing and making changes to complex financial models/appraisals as you are negotiating land deals. This role is home based, as you will attend meetings in Derby and cover sites across Central England ideally you will be based in the Midlands, you will also need to be geographically mobile.

The benefits Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that’s why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers. We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership - to a wealth of extra perks including discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.