Job Description

The role

We're looking for a talented individual to join our

Development Construction team

and manage the delivery of a portfolio of schemes.


The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a track record in hitting tough targets for delivery of schemes to practical completion. With a 'can do' attitude and experience in development construction delivery, you will provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients.


You will be positive in your outlook and a perennial high achiever working well under pressure. Leading and managing a team to deliver a programme of developments through to handover and final evaluation, as well as project managing individual schemes.


In addition, you will be managing budgets and programmes to ensure target are met including the portfolio of schemes are handed over on time, on budget and to agreed standards. You will lead in the responsibility of resolving construction issues, taking corrective action when necessary and adhering to compliance regulation requirements.


This role is offered on

Fixed Term Basis

until

30 January 2026

with 35 hours per week and hybrid arrangements. Flexible office location based in our offices in London, Kent or Sussex, covering schemes in all operational areas.

What you'll need:

You'll have substantial proven experience of working in the social housing sector in a development or construction environment with a track record of successfully taking housing schemes through to practical completion. You'll have a good understanding of contract law and different types of building contracts. You'll have a good understanding of planning, building regulations, building safety compliance and audit compliance. You'll possess excellent negotiation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate how you value, create and sustain stakeholder relationships. You'll have demonstrable experience of risk management and mitigation. You'll be analytical in your approach and be able to interrogate financial information. You'll be fully self-sufficient, organised and proficient in IT and Microsoft applications including word and excel, and ideally be educated to degree/HND level or equivalent; or working towards attaining or membership of the RICS or CIOB.


In your

supporting statement

, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above

seven criteria

providing real examples.


Closing Date:

14th of July (Monday) at 4:00pm

Shortlisting Date:

week commencing 14th of July 2025

Interview Date:

week commencing 21st of July 2025

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the

heart

of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.


A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension

Life

assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eyecare & dental

Birthday

leave

Retailers discounts

Cycle

to work

Buy & sell

annual leave

Season ticket loan

In-house academy & career development

Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.


We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.