Housing Development Manager

The role exists to strengthen the delivery of housing-led development across the West Midlands by providing rigorous technical and commercial appraisal of schemes before they enter the clients formal grant-funded programme. It focuses on assessing Local Authorities' Pre-Programme Pipeline, which spans the Concept, Feasibility and Development stages, with the latter acting as the gateway into devolved funding.

Client Details

My client is made up of a group of local authorities working together to make their region a better place to live. The government gives combined authorities the money and power to make decisions for their regions.

Description

• Supporting the time and cost-effective transition of schemes through the Pre Programme Pipeline process, and into the workflow of the clients Delivery team.
• Ensuring the robust appraisal of schemes and active oversight of respective opportunities through the pipeline.
• Dealing with complex development matters and/or grant structuring considerations to ensure the proposed solution addresses the problem commercially and with minimal risk.
• Working closely with LAs to achieve best value for the public purse.
• Advise the ISG on key projects whist acting in a timely matter, to support the board's decision making.
• Playing the role of key conduit between LAs and other public institutions, including the end client and Homes England.
• Proactive intervention on projects, especially those which are not compatible with the client funding to either support improved applications or rejection from the pipeline.
• Ensuring that risks are effectively understood, managed and reported.

Profile

A successful Senior Technical Manager should have:

• Specific experience working within residential and commercial real estate markets
• Extensive detailed experience in origination, appraisal and delivery of complex real estate funding interventions (e.g.: Loans, Equity or Grants)
• Experience in creating business cases to support projects
• Experience working within a Financial Institution, a Government Agency or a similar complex organisation

Job Offer

• A competitive salary ranging from £73,000 to 78,000 per annum.
• A fixed-term contract within a reputable public sector organisation.
• Excellent benefits package

If you are ready to take on this rewarding role as a Senior Technical Manager in the property industry, apply today to make a meaningful impact.