Teqniq is searching for a Senior Development Manager to work in the public sector.
35 hours per week.
3 months contract.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Head of Development Delivery, you will be responsible for taking full ownership of several new build development projects.
Being a subject expert and confident leader, you will oversee the project management of schemes from pre-construction to completion, ensuring KPIs are met for financial, quality and performance levels. Your focus will be on high-quality products to ensure homes are saleable, lettable and affordable for our customers. You will focus on our operational performance and will operate in line with the Southern Housing growth targets whilst remaining compliant.
You will oversee the management of the Development Delivery Managers who will deliver the programme of developments, ensuring handovers are on programme and to the required technical standards and quality.
As a team you will develop projects through a governance cycle that adhere to KPIs.
What you'll be doing:
- Oversee a pipeline of projects each ranging from circa £2.5m - £120m per project.
- Ensure necessary and relevant expenditure is given within limits and correct approval is granted, so that projects remain viable throughout the process.
- You will ensure yourself and the team meet financial, quality, time sensitive and performance KPIs. Ensure key milestones are met and communicated with wider Delivery teams.
- Promote a fantastic culture within a specialised team
- Lead and manage two Development Delivery Managers to deliver the construction phase of several schemes within the development programme. You will personally manage schemes with your Development Delivery Managers supporting you and managing their own schemes.
- Identify, appraise, secure and deliver opportunities whilst remaining compliant with Southern Housing policy and procedures.
- Schemes will include design and build, management, and construction management build contracts as well as package and joint venture arrangements.
- Ensure schemes are handed over on time, on budget and to Southern Housing's quality standards including the contractual terms and employer's requirements.
- Produce accurate monthly scheme programme updates and contractor payment forecasts including costs-to-date and costs-to-complete. This will be achieved through our Sequel system or similar.
- To foresee and take corrective action, where necessary, to ensure delivery of schemes on programme within agreed budgets and timescales and to the required quality.
- Foresee and resolve issues on schemes consisting of health and safety, build quality, contractor management and building safety.
- Working with the Employers Aagent, assess and authorise value for money contractual payments for construction work and consultant services.
- Working with the Employers Agent and the Commercial team, effectively manage contractor disputes and claims.
- Monitor and ensure compliance and approvals for planning, building control, and building safety (including the Building Safety Act requirements) so as not to delay handover and occupation.
- Work with the commercial team to ensure grants are claimed in accordance with milestones agreed with the GLA and/or HE.
- Ensure accurate and timely input of data to relevant systems including Sequel, BRIXX, Optimix, IMS and OPS.
- Ensure GLA and HE regulations are complied with and to ensure 'green' compliance audits.
- Maintain an up-to-date risk register for each scheme. Ensure risk mitigation with additional lines of defense. Ensure alignment of scheme risk registers with the Construction department risk register.
- Work closely with Operations and the Sales & Marketing teams to accommodate their requirements and provide accurate programme updates as required.
- Liaise with various teams within the directorate to ensure construction budgets, programs, specifications and ERs are fully and appropriately considered at investment decision stages and throughout construction. Remain dually focused on development and delivery aspects of all projects.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant Southern Housing processes and policies reporting any non-compliance immediately when this becomes apparent.
- Consult with and secure the approval of internal and external stakeholders to deliver schemes that meet the objectives of Southern Housing. The primary route through this for internal stakeholder liaison is the Soft Landings process.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant Southern Housing processes and policies reporting any non-compliance immediately when this becomes apparent.
- Consult with and secure the approval of internal and external stakeholders to deliver schemes that meet the objectives of Southern Housing. The primary route through this for internal stakeholder liaison is the Soft Landings process.
As a People Manager:
- Inspire, lead and be a role model, consistently demonstrating the Southern Housing culture and values.
- Manage, motivate, support, and develop your team, leading by example to ensure excellent services are provided in line with organisational policies.
- Manage your team / department spend within agreed budgets and always deliver value for money.
- Champion resident focus and ensure your team and others put residents at the heart of all they do.
Abilities:
- Ability to produce and interpret KPIs and Management Information.
- Ability to write reports.
- Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
- Ability to control and manage costs.
- Ability to interrogate and manage the professional team to ensure optimal delivery, coordinating parties to add value.
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