Head of - Transaction Execution (Structured Real Estate Finance)
Homes England National Housing Bank
Salary: £69,831 - £95,055
Location: Hybrid 50/50 with headquarters in Leeds; colleagues can be based in Leeds, London, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Northstowe.
Homes England is launching the National Housing Bank, a new government‑backed investment platform to accelerate housing delivery across England. With £16bn in capital, it will unlock private investment, support regeneration and accelerate housing delivery across the UK. Joining now offers a rare opportunity to shape a major new national investment platform from the ground up.
Responsibilities
* Project manage complex real estate transactions from credit approval through to completion.
* Manage transaction workflow through close liaison with team heads.
* Instruction, preparation, negotiation, review and execution of transaction documentation and associated due diligence to time and budget and in accordance with agreed term sheets, policy standards and credit approval conditions, using sound commercial judgement and delegated authorities as appropriate.
* Effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, counterparties and advisor relationships to ensure transaction progression and effective risk management.
* Review due diligence reports produced by external advisors and ensure Homes England's position is protected by providing feedback to advisors and liaising with internal stakeholders where appropriate.
Candidate profile
* Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
* Direct work experience in a relevant field as a banker, legal advisor, surveyor, accountant, or similar.
* Direct experience executing complex real estate finance debt facilities including development finance, negotiating relevant contracts and assessing funding structures to mitigate financial risk.
* Excellent communication skills, proven leadership capability.
* Familiarity and understanding of professional property reports, security and legal documentation (including LMA style legal documents and RCFs), valuation methodologies and practices, and the ability to challenge where required.
* Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills with the ability to identify and articulate risk implications of proposals.
Why join?
* Help build a new national investment institution.
* Work on complex housing and regeneration transactions.
* Deploy £16bn of government‑backed capital.
* Hybrid 50/50 working across multiple national locations.
* Defined benefit pension and strong public‑sector benefits.
Right to Work in the UK is required.
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