Development Manager

Location: Stratford 

Salary: £44,000 - £53,000 

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time

Expiry Date: Friday 28 January 2022

About the role

We are delighted to be recruiting for an additional Development Manager to work on our £500m landmark regeneration project in East London. You will be working with the Project Team to deliver a multi-phase regeneration of 1,575 new homes and will be involved from land purchase through to completion.

If you are eager to work on a complex but rewarding project and for an organisation with a proven track record in career progression, please get in touch!

Key responsibilities will include:

• Proactively and creatively manage the planning, design and delivery of development projects.
• Work in partnership with internal and external clients to ensure schemes meet the organisation’s objectives and exceptional placemaking.
• Build good working relationships with all stakeholders including residents and development partners
• Brief and liaise with project consultants and contractors to ensure schemes are viable and deliverable.
• Regularly review budgets, create and update scheme financial appraisals.
• Ensure that all projects are evaluated and continuously improved to deliver best value.
• Ensure continual risk management of development and regeneration schemes.
• Write clear and concise reports and create presentations for internal and external audiences.

   

For the above post you will have/be:

• Excellent written skills with the ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Excellent organisational and troubleshooting skills, with a ‘can do’ approach.
• IT literate with experience of creating and managing scheme financial appraisals.
• Previous experience working in a development or construction environment
• Good knowledge of local authority and Greater London Authority priorities.
• Awareness of the range of funding streams to support the regeneration process.
• Experience in risk management of complex building contracts/development schemes.
• Professional Qualification in Planning, Surveying or Project Management would be desirable. 

We offer fantastic benefits including Pension, Life Assurance, BUPA Private Healthcare, annual bonus and much more. Further to this you can expect 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays, PLUS 3 days at Christmas), a comprehensive induction programme and excellent ongoing training. We embrace agile working practices to provide teams with a genuine work-life balance.

Interested?

We hire our people based on personality, not just experience. A CV can only tell us so much, so we ask applicants to apply by also submitting a short cover letter/summary.

About Us

Swan/NU living is committed to creating beautifully designed, high quality places that fit our customer’s expectations and lifestyles, and make a positive impact on the environment. Working primarily across East London and Essex, NU living is creating homes people love, in places where they want to build their future. Ranked No. 37 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not for Profit Companies, working for Swan is a lifestyle, not just a job. As a multi award winning Housing Association, we've been creating somewhere to feel at home for our team and our customers for 25 years. Whether working in Development & Regeneration, Operations, Construction (Nu Living), Care or Central Services, you can be sure that we will provide you with a home from home whatever job you do here. Swan is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.