Lead a progressive multi-disciplinary Housing Development Team in providing the development and delivery of new affordable homes for the local authority.

Transforming Bristol’s Housing

Regularly voted to be one of the best places to live in the UK, Bristol is celebrated as one of the most liveable Cities in the Country with excellent green credentials, access to open space and a vibrant cultural scene. With a population of nearly 500,000 people and growing, Bristol City Council is determined to make sure this prosperity, and the opportunities that come with it benefit everyone, through the provision of new homes and business opportunities, in sustainable mixed-use communities.

What will I be doing?

You will be working within the City Council’s housing Delivery Service and enjoying a variety of responsibilities, leading the Housing Development Team to support the delivery of the Council’s New Build Affordable housing programme. Your role will focus on managing the Development Team; through the delivery of sites from feasibility studies, option appraisals, planning applications, construction and successful handover of the homes to the Landlord Service client (in line with the client brief and ensuring policies), procedures, and ensuring budgets and timescales are adhered too. This will include producing regular programme and project progress reports.

You will be involved in commissioning project work to support the delivery of housing developments, helping develop policies and procedures that underpin delivery, as well as planning and leading community consultation events. You will create and maintain strong working relationships with the Mayor and Councillors, the Council’s Development Management, Legal, Highways, Finance and other Council services; along with HomesWest Registered Provider Partners, Housing Organisations, Homes England, Community Anchor organisations, and a range of internal and external partners.

What do I need to have?

If you have a passion for housing development and construction and experience of working in a project delivery environment and managing a development team, we would welcome an application from you. Ideally, you’ll have a relevant professional qualification along with demonstrable experience of housing development and construction and in preparing, maintaining and updating project documentation such as business cases, development appraisals, cost benefit plans, risk logs and highlight reports to successfully support the development team in the delivery housing development projects. 

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we work together to make Bristol a better place – now and for future generations. We are a high-profile, fast-moving organisation that has ambitious housing targets. So, if your passionate about housing and supporting those in need then help us achieve this. In return we offer a work environment which gives you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones.

Join us and you will receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexi-time, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you will be working in a supportive environment where you will have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

This role is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

For further details please, email Martyn Pursey, Construction and Development Manager at martyn.pursey@bristol.gov.uk

Closing date: 19 September 2021.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the City we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.