Project Manager - Land & Acquisition
- Employer
- Southern Housing
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £57,758 plus car allowance
- Closing date
- 27 May 2021
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- Function
- Homes and Asset Management, Project management, Residential Development & Construction, Development / regeneration, Land acquisition, Planning
- Seniority
- Manager
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organisation Type
- Housing association / RP
Job Details
We’re looking for someone exceptional who wants to make a difference and strives in a challenging environment. If you have a “can do attitude” and a proven track record of sourcing and acquiring land with experience managing the acquisition process from identification, diligence, offer, contract, purchase, planning, through to pre-start on the sites, a fabulous opportunity has arisen to join us as a Project Manager.
In this exciting role, you will
- Lead on securing a programme of sites within the London region for development for a range of tenures, including commercial operations.
- Be responsible for sourcing and securing new development opportunities to deliver Optivo’s growth targets.
- Be responsible for the acquisition of land and securing planning consents and partnership deals, including procuring construction contracts. You’ll appraise schemes and produce reports for officer level groups and Committees to secure approval to enter into contracts.
- Liaise with all internal client departments (construction, sales and marketing, operations, asset, finance governance) to secure agreement to acquire sites and ensure competing priorities are resolved.
What you'll need
You’ll be an experienced Project Manager or Development Manager with a proven track record of sourcing and acquiring a programme of new land development opportunities within the London market.
You’ll have excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills and the ability to form positive relationships with vendors, developers, consultants, valuers, local authorities and other key partners.
You’ll be skilled at securing new business opportunities in a highly competitive environment, able to produce and interpret KPIs and Management Information to support the comprehensive growth of your team.
You’ll have experience of financial appraisal and cash flow systems (Optimix, POD, Proval, Pamwin, Sequel or similar)
You’ll be experienced in formulating all aspects of complicated land and build contracts
Closing date for applications: Thursday 27 May 2021, 11:00pm
Interview dates: Week commencing 7 June 2021 (Interviews will take place via MS teams)
Company
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What’s in it for you?
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Healthcare cash plan
- Eyecare & dental
- Birthday leave
- Retailers discounts
- Cycle to work
- Buy & sell annual leave
- Season ticket loan
- In-house academy & career development
- Flexible working
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.
- Website
- https://www.optivo.org.uk/
- Mini-site
- Southern Housing
- Telephone
- 0800 121 60 60
- Location
-
Grosvenor House 125 High St
London
Surrey
CR0 9XP
United Kingdom
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