Senior Development Manager - North

• Location: Remote working with travel as required
• Salary: circa. £76k inc car allowance
• Closing date: 05/07/2024

Are you an experienced Development Manager with a strong track record in managing large-scale, complex, or high-risk projects? Do you excel in dynamic environments and have a passion for achieving outstanding results? Anchor is seeking a dedicated professional to join our high-performing team as a Senior Development Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee large-scale, complex, or high-risk development projects, ensuring alignment with the business case.
• Secure approvals to proceed to build contracts and report performance at appropriate governance levels.
• Set clear expectations and lead a client team of consultants to deliver multiple construction projects.
• Monitor site activities and contract performance to ensure projects meet quality standards, budgets, and timescales.
• Consistently manage and control schemes throughout the delivery phase, adhering to approved budgets and programmes. Re-run financial appraisals as necessary and seek approval for required changes.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure the business case is realized, while reporting on risks and opportunities.
• Employ strong commercial disciplines to drive development schemes with energy, pace, and a focus on quality.
• Provide leadership and management for development officers.
• Contribute to Anchor's strategic goal of growing by 500 homes per year.

About You

To be successful in this role ideally you will have/be:

• Educated to degree/HNC level or equivalent.
• Project Management qualification (APM, Prince2, MSP), professional membership (MCIOB, MRICS, CIH), CSCS card holder.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes.

• Proven track record in development construction delivery and project management across multiple projects, ideally within residential developments.
• Strong understanding of the technical and commercial aspects of new developments, including quality control.
• Extensive knowledge of the building industry, including materials, trades, methods, and legal requirements.
• Familiarity with QA procedures.
• Ability to understand and meet the needs and aspirations of various internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Experience managing commercial relationships and taking complex housing schemes through to practical completion.
• Expertise in building safety compliance and audit compliance.
• Proficiency in project budgeting, cash flow management, and reporting on complex appraisal models.
• Skilled in contractor procurement and contract administration & management, including multi-disciplinary professional team management.
• Experience in managing underperformance from consultants and contractors to meet targets for programme, cost, and quality.
• Competence in dispute resolution and risk mitigation.
• Knowledge of the housing and care needs of older people is desirable.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.