Overview
Permanent - Full Time (37.5 hours per week). We are seeking a driven and enthusiastic Development Manager to join our expanding regional team, based in Norwich. The role requires a solid land, planning and delivery background and experience in delivering projects through all early development stages.
Reporting to the Regional Technical Director, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely progression of schemes from Promotion, Land Acquisition / Early Engagement, to planning consent.
Responsibilities
* Scope, appoint, coordinate, and manage the development and consultant teams; set up and chair meetings to ensure programme requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
* Drive progress through the early stages of planning, legal, and financial processes while actively managing risk and maintaining the financial viability of each scheme.
* Provide regular internal and external reporting on all stages of development, progress against programme milestones, and management of development expenses. Present updates to the executive team, stakeholders, and board as required.
* Maintain an in-depth understanding of contracts, planning policy and constraints, the pre-planning process (programme), and stakeholder management.
* Demonstrate strong negotiation skills and experience managing external consultants and internal stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
* Familiarity with modern management systems and the ability to drive progress against key programme milestones.
* Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and project planning tools such as Microsoft Project or ASTA to effectively manage timelines, reporting, and documentation.
Qualifications and Experience
* Experience delivering projects through all early development stages is essential.
* Solid land, planning and delivery background.
* Strong negotiation skills and stakeholder management across multiple disciplines.
* Familiarity with modern management systems and project planning tools.
Benefits
* Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
* Holidays - 26 days
* Life Assurance
* Pension
* Private medical insurance
* Ability to purchase additional holiday
* Access to discount portal
* Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV (car salary sacrifice)
* Digital GP
* Employee assistance programme
* Sharesave scheme
About Lovell
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.
We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.
The Lovell culture empowers colleagues to make decisions at regional and local levels, challenge the status quo, and work together to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.
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