Hammersmith Council - Senior Development Manager

The Regeneration & Development team delivers the council-led development programme including complex development and regeneration schemes, new housing supply, new community assets including schools and community facilities, deliver capital receipts and new income streams, and manage stakeholder and community relationships. The current programme will see 1,800 new homes and community infrastructure over the next 8 years and will continue to grow as new growth opportunities emerge.

The primary purpose of this post is to lead on the management and implementation of complex assets and growth projects; ensuring quality, innovation, best practice and efficiency in commissioning and delivery. The post holder will take development opportunities from the identification and inception stage, through appraisal and design development, to planning and transition to pre-construction and delivery.

To succeed in this role, the post holder must be an inclusive and dynamic leader who is able to influence stakeholders, communicate clearly and with a range of audiences, and bring colleagues and residents on the development journey to ensure positive outcomes.

The key objectives are to create new housing, schools and community facilities, and capital receipts through the delivery of successful planning applications

• To develop options for the physical development and regeneration of Council sites including large scale new-build housing and mixed-use developments (including schools and community facilities) incorporating high quality design, environmental and community safety standards

• To work collaboratively with external partners to facilitate the delivery of large-scale development opportunities in the borough leveraging the Council's assets.

• To procure development and regeneration projects, ensuring the highest standards of design, innovation, sustainability and construction best practice are achieved.

• Manage project teams, including consultants and solicitors, to ensure individual projects are secured and internal procedures and policies are followed

• Manage projects through the planning process, including negotiation of Section 106 agreements.

• To liaise positively with other Council departments to ensure wider corporate objectives are incorporated into option appraisals and development briefs and to develop innovative ways of delivering the Council's Business Plan objectives.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.