Senior Development Manager
Homes England
About the job
Job summary
Working across the North West (NW) Disposals Team, and reporting to the Heads of Disposals (NW) the Senior Development Manager will play a critical role in providing commercially focussed disposal input into the acquisition, due diligence, de-risking and bringing forward land and projects through the development pipeline.
This will culminate in you leading on the disposal of sites, large and small, to both our national house builder partners as well as our regional and more local development (SME) partners. For the majority of our disposals we use our DPS (Dynamic Purchasing Panel) Framework and our Framework Panel of National and Regional Agents, however alternative methods of disposal are also considered as part of our delivery strategies.
Job description
There will also be opportunities for the senior development to work on our large sites (1,000 to 10,000 homes) by leading on the development and sale of District Centres as well as Business Parks, and our larger residential led schemes.
You will be joining our collaborative and highly skilled team of surveyors, planners, project managers and engineers who are committed to making positive change in how high quality homes and places are delivered through the use of our landholdings and partnership working.
Our team believe in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving complex planning and site delivery/disposal matters wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach. We believe in working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving to unlock critical new developments.
This is a chance to shape the future development pipeline of major projects at a scale of up to 10,000 homes, schools, employment opportunities, leisure/recreation and associated uses in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and professional in-house and consultant teams you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of barriers to development and have the opportunity to help create value for the public purse whilst also leaving a legacy of high-quality homes and place making.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around the North West of England. There are some exciting and ambitious projects to get involved with both large and small. Finally, it is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions such as encouraging quality of Design, Modern Methods of Construction and Future Homes Standard to the Agency’s Disposals Team offering.
Person specification
As a creative and collaborative property professional, you will be used to managing multiple projects including internal and external consultant teams and prioritising work whilst always looking for ways to improve and innovate.
You'll be comfortable working within the disposals team to deliver complex, large/strategic scale residential-led land development opportunities with a range of values. In particular you will be proficient in:
- Procuring and managing consultants such as agents, surveyors, planners and solicitors
- Navigating public policy, preparing land development and disposal strategies and presenting papers to our relevant approval/board meetings
- Running disposal tenders, analysing information, financial appraisals and contracting land deals
- A range of experience and a good knowledge of legal negotiations and contracts/agreements is ideal and favoured for this role
- Collaborating with other parts of the business
- Building relationships and being the key contact for our local stakeholders such as local planning authorities and development partners (developers, contractors)
Ideally, but not essential, you will be educated to degree level, have a development, design or infrastructure related qualification (MRICS, MRTPI or other relevant qualification) or be working towards one with relevant experience within the industry.
Homes England has an extensive personal & learning development programme and, where there is a business need, will fund your educational needs to obtain a professional qualification. For example, we have an active network of Chartered Surveyors & Planners who support colleagues aspiring to be surveyors & planners with their training needs.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing and engaging with stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a disposals team.
You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. You will understand and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
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Selection process details
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How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
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Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.