Our local authority client based in East London are urgently seeking an experienced .Housing Development Officer.
*£286 a day Umbrella
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
You will support the delivery of high profile housing regeneration schemes on Council owned land, and with contractors and development partners, you will play a key role in the Council’s ambitious Housing Regeneration and Delivery programme.
You will work to drive the delivery of well designed affordable homes, creating exemplary places, and ensuring that housing delivery and regeneration schemes truly benefit Hackney’s communities. As a member of the Housing Regeneration & Delivery team you will contribute to the achievement of the Manifesto priorities and the Council’s corporate objectives.
Specific Role Accountabilities
1. Devise, steer and deliver existing Housing Regeneration and Delivery projects and programmes, and establish new Housing Regeneration and Delivery projects and programmes.
2. Support Housing Regeneration and Delivery functions, in particular to be responsible for specific development projects in the borough, ensuring value for money and the effective use of Council assets.
3. Secure external funding for Housing Regeneration and Delivery projects and programmes.
4. Partnership working and stakeholder engagement with other Council services such as Housing Services, as well as residents, Tenants’ and Resident Associations, Resident Steering Groups, landowners, businesses, developers, community groups and other local organisations to identify and deliver Housing Regeneration and Delivery projects that maximise opportunities for residents, promote social inclusion and improve people’s quality of life.
5. Deliver ongoing and demonstrable improvements in access to services for our residents.
6. Support and deputise for the Development Manager.
Technical Experience / Skills and Knowledge
You should have demonstrable experience of the following:
1. Experience in housing delivery, development, regeneration and/or property related experience and evidence of continuous professional development in these fields
2. Experience of delivering regeneration schemes and steering them through some of the development process, for example, briefing and strategic direction, design and planning processes, financial appraisals and project finance, statutory approvals, client approvals, procurement of development and construction, construction, completion, handover and aftercare.
3. Understanding of relevant technical matters relating to site development, especially procurement, design, project finance, housing development standards, planning and legal agreements for land and development transactions.
4. Experience of managing successful engagement with a wide range of stakeholders as part of a housing delivery / regeneration project working towards one common purpose or set of goals
Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.
At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful