Housing Development Manager

Housing Development Manager

Do you enjoy a challenge and thrive on a busy workload, do you enjoy making a difference to people’s lives by enabling them access good quality housing through leading on a series of projects?

BCP Council own around 10,000 affordable homes and to add to this we have an have an active acquisition, development and temporary accommodation programme aiming to deliver up to 1000 by 26/2027 operating under the Council Newbuild Housing & Acquisition Strategy- CNHAS

We are now looking for a skilled Housing Development Manager to join the team.

Do you have the skills, abilities and experience to lead complex projects and a small team of Project Managers that deliver homes directly to in-house service departments and their clients/residents- in Housing Options BCP Homes, Adult and Childrens services?

You will focus on delivery of new homes generated from our own housing stock & BCP sites with housing potential as well as work with private sector developments delivered through our commercial companies.

Ideally from a housing background and with your substantial experience of delivering Housing Development projects, you’ll be well versed in planning and construction of new homes and the associated processes along the development pipeline .  You will have proven experience of managing complex development projects from end to end, from identification, viability and bidding to delivery, effective financial management and ensuring compliance. This will be supported by your extensive knowledge of the current issues and legislation.

Your natural communication style will ensure effective engagement with key stakeholders both inside and outside of the council as well as third party suppliers. Alongside this your business development experience means you have a keen eye to identify potential development opportunities and understand the financial & environmental . You are able lead on these opportunities, turning them into viable development schemes and deliver them.

For an informal chat and to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Jonathan Thornton (Head of Housing Delivery) on 01202 127 682.

Please register on our job site and apply for this role there..Housing Development Manager | 24 March, 2024 | Jobs and careers with BCP Council

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. This is expected to be in place in 2024.