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As aSeniorDevelopment Manager, you will play a key role in delivering our regional development programme, supporting the wider business plan and long-term growth strategy. You willbe responsible formanaging a varied portfolio of projects, including large-scale mixed-use and multi-tenure developments, affordable housing schemes, joint ventures, and commercial opportunities.
Day to day, you willidentifyand secure new business opportunities, appraise land and property opportunities, and manage projects from acquisition through to delivery. You will lead on negotiations, oversee planning applications and agreements, and work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure schemes areviable, well-managed and aligned to our strategicobjectives.
You'llalso manage internal and external consultantteams,monitorfinancial performance through detailed appraisals, and ensure projects deliver both financial and social value. Building strong relationships with stakeholders, local authorities, fundingbodiesand partners will be a key part of your role, alongside mentoring more junior colleagues to support their development.
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Essential Criteria
Proventrack recordof independently delivering complex residential or mixed-use development schemes
Strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience preparing and managing project appraisals
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to negotiate effectively
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
Experience within the new homes sector
More about you
You enjoy working collaboratively across teams and bring strong influencing skills to build effective relationships both internally and externally. With a keen eye for detail and a commercial mindset,you'recomfortable working with financial models, managing budgets and ensuring projectsremainon track.
You'realso passionate about developing others, sharing yourknowledgeand supporting junior colleagues to grow within the team. Ideally,you'llhave or be working towards a relevant professional qualification and have a solid understanding of the housing and development sector.
Benefits
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know thatthere'salways more we can do to make you smile,that'swhy we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
Competitive salary with regular annual review
Company car/car allowance
Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
Bonus scheme
35 days holiday (including bank holiday) withoptionto buy or sell days
Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs - up to £500 savings per year
Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs
Private GP and health support services available
Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts
Savings on groceries, travel,shoppingand home products
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Access to professional qualifications and career progression
Internal development programmes and learning support
Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.
As part of ourcommitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.
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If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
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