Do you have experience working on large scale Joint Ventures and partnerships?
Our market leading Homes & Place standard defines the quality, connectivity and route to net-zero approach for the homes we will provide across southern England over the coming years and allows us to truly place our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We have an opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Development Manager. This opportunity will cover Oxfordshire, Berkshire & Hampshire based from our Head Office in Basingstoke. The role will include a mix of on-site visits, home and office-based working.
What you'll be doing
Working with the Head of New Business you'll be responsible for identifying and securing partnership developments, joint ventures, package deals and S106 opportunities with contractors and developers aligned to the Regional Development growth strategy. In addition, you will use your knowledge to mentor, coach and develop other Development management colleagues, ensuring they able to grow in their role and capable of negotiating more complex development schemes independently.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Liaising with Developer, Contractors and Agents to identify suitable opportunities for development across the region.
- Establishing financial appraisals for schemes and preparing reports for committee seeking approval to proceed with schemes.
- Selecting and appointing Consultants and managing project teams to progress schemes to contract
- Negotiating sound contracts, identifying and managing risk to protect the business position
- Working with stakeholder to shape schemes to meet the organisation aspirations
- Mentor, coach and develop other Development Team Members to aid their understanding of ever more complex schemes
What we need from you
You'll need to demonstrate previous experience in a similar role from the housing development or property / construction sectors together with:
- Proven track record of acquiring and managing mixed use developments, including affordable tenures, market sale and commercial, working on large scale Joint Ventures and partnerships
- Experience of mentoring and coaching other development team members.
- A passion for delivering homes that meet the aspirations of our Homes and Place Strategy
- The ability to communicate and negotiate effectively both with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring longevity in partnerships.
- Experience of having a strong network of key development contacts and the ability to nurture and expand relationships to source new opportunities
- A good understanding of the social housing sector and an appreciation of the challenges faced in the delivery of affordable housing
- Experience of successfully leading project teams, to deliver high quality homes within programme and budget
There will be a requirement to travel from time to time in this role so you should have a full UK licence and access to your own transport.
What you can expect from us
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Industry leading pension scheme, 12% matched contributions plus life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.