About the role
Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Sales Progressor to join our Homes team based in Kettering on a 9 month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
This role will manage and support the on-site sales function by driving and supporting sales activity, proactively ensuring a smooth and timely progression of sales from reservation through to legal exchange and completion. The role also provides comprehensive administrative support to the Sales and Marketing team, acting as a central point of contact between buyers, solicitors, agents, and internal teams, and ensuring all parties are aligned and informed throughout the process.
What you'll be doing
As a Sales Progressor - 9 Month FTC you'll:
* Oversee the legal process from instruction to exchange and completion, ensuring deadlines are met and that all reservation paperwork is completed and complies with NHQB and GDPR standards.
* Support the customer journey by providing clear communication, managing expectations, and ensuring a positive experience from reservation to handover.
* Build and manage strong relationships with solicitors to monitor file status, raise queries, and resolve issues promptly.
* Participate in regular calls with solicitors to provide updates on plots targeted for completion.
* Prepare price release forms for signature then file on share point, update the web site, as well as the interactive TVs, issue new price lists to the sales team and selling agents.
* Updating weekly the following weekly reports, Sales Dashboard, Rightmove stats, year on year report, sales progression and build sales report.
General administration tasks include:
* Manage and support all administrative duties for the Sales and Marketing team and wider BB Homes team, including managing emails, telephone enquiries, scheduling meetings, minute taking, document preparation and control, and action planning.
* Updating and issuing price lists to the sales team and selling agents.
* NHBC report and weekly updates to be issued to NHBC.
* Ensuring relevant software programmes are accurately updated with all reservation details and progress on a regular basis for review
* Checking of sales documentation (including Deal sheets, Authority to Exchange, Completions statements, Contracts and Transfers) to ensure accuracy and timely completion before passing on to relevant parties.
Who we're looking for
You'll have/be:
* Proven experience in new homes or residential property sales progression.
* Strong understanding of the England legal process in property transactions, training can be offered for the Scottish sales process.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to see tasks through to completion in a timely and cost-effective manner.
* Good IT skills.
* Ability to work independently and manage multiple files simultaneously.
* Familiarity with CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
* Knowledge of NHQB compliance and GDPR.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty Homes develop high quality homes, providing a range of accommodation from one bedroom apartments to six bedroom villas, creating family space for modern living. We operate in the central belts of Scotland and England, managed from two regional offices in Maxim and Kettering.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
Job Reference: BBUK15393