Job Description

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The objective of the Development team is to implement the Assets and Growth Strategy, delivering 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 primary purpose of this post is to lead on the co-ordination, management and implementation of one or more complex assets and growth projects, ensuring quality, innovation, best practice and efficiency in commissioning and delivery. The post holder will take development from planning approval and transition to pre-construction and delivery, to completion and handover. The post holder will deputise for the Head of Development and provide specialist professional advice and support to Development Managers across the team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will need to:

• To act as lead client in complex projects and ensure the successful delivery of mixed tenure schemes in terms of time, cost and quality.

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

• Manage integrated 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 advise on all aspects of procurement and delivery of new build development, property projects and implementing appropriate procurement and contract strategies, working with clients to define needs to ensure that they meet their business aims and objectives, leading on value planning and risk management exercises.

• To advise on the whole life costs of designing, building, operating, maintaining, decommissioning and, where appropriate, funding new build development programmes.

• To be responsible for delegated budgets, and the planning and control of a programme of projects ensuring that all aspects of cost, time, quality, safety and change control are effectively monitored and managed.

• Regularly visit sites to undertake inspections of works and establish standards of quality on site.

• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management, and ensure projects comply with the client\'s responsibilities under health and safety regulations.

• To lead on project risk management exercises, preparing gateway information as required and alerting senior leadership team to risks to project budget, programme and other projected outputs.

• Manage the client expectations and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.

• To prepare and present project plans and reports to a wide variety of audiences as may be required, and report on progress towards project milestones, and physical and financial targets.

• Lead and motivate the project team to deliver the projects.

• Manage project handover and ensure defect / snag free completion.

• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set, ensuring that all necessary documentation required is obtained from the project team and shared with the relevant internal client departments.

• Understand the Performance Targets and, ensure that compliance with appropriate measurement processes are in place.

• Ensure delivery against Homes England, GLA and internal funding requirements, and manage relationships with primary funders.

• Devise and lead project recovery solution and strategies for any problematic or delayed development including recommendations for litigation and claims.

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

• To supervise consultation with residents on major estate regeneration schemes, school communities and other groups as appropriate in liaison with the consultation and tenant participation teams.

• To performance manage, monitor, and report on progress toward project milestones and physical and financial targets to Senior Managers and elected members.

• To be responsible for development financial modelling and progress through financial and development gateway processes from inception to planning and start on site, and to ensure successful handover of projects during pre-construction to the delivery phase.

• To draft corporate policy papers for consideration by Project Boards and will be required to oversee policy and strategy work-streams, and be capable of presenting at Director level.

• Matrix management responsibility to oversee and coordinate the work of project teams which can include development managers, consultation staff, external consultants, agencies, and developers ensuring compliance with development agreements and agreed development plans.

• Have line management responsibility for one or two team members: this could include Development Managers, Consultation and Engagement Officers, Decant Officers and/or Programme Officers.

• To work in conjunction with the Council\'s Property Service\'s Team and external valuation and marketing/sales advisers to maximise the physical and financial benefits accruing to the Council from redevelopment of land and assets.

• To liaise with the Borough\'s Planning and Legal services on matters of tenancy, planning and development legislation and land law. To ensure that all proposals, and all appointments, comply with national and EU statutory and legislative requirements, and the Council\'s Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, and other relevant procedures.

• Ensure effective liaison with Residents, Members, Schools and community groups, Housing Management, Needs and Allocations, Housing Repairs, Home Ownership, Schools Property and Contracts, Community and Third sector team, Borough Valuers, Borough Solicitor and internal and external regeneration and funding agencies and partners.

• Generally, to develop and maintain ongoing partnerships and take a flexible approach to meeting outcomes and empowering colleagues.

• Serve as a key member of the Growth team advancing the assets and growth strategy and new business development, identifying, and responding to \xe2\x80\x9cGrowth\xe2\x80\x9d opportunities across the Borough on the Council\'s land and in partnership.

• Post holders are required to work flexibly from Council offices, site, and consultant\'s offices as necessary. They will be expected to attend evening and weekend meetings as required and to work directly with members, residents and the public in consultation meetings and workshop and exhibition events. They will need to manage conflicting priorities and work to tight deadlines.

• The post holders will be required to visit dirty and noisy building sites and to wear personal protective equipment from time to time, although the job is predominantly office based, with regular visits to estates, schools and children\'s centres, and meetings in other offices.

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Council policies in relation to Equal Opportunity, Customer Care and service delivery, and the ability to implement these policies in the workplace.

• Essential: A relevant degree in construction, development or regeneration (e.g. Development, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Technology, Building Surveying etc.), or, equivalent significant experience and evidence of continuous professional development (at least 5 years)
• Desirable: Membership of a professional body associated with the construction industry (i.e: RICS, CIOB, RIBA etc).

• Project management skills for technically complex projects involving and closely impacting upon residents and other stakeholders.
• Procurement skills to deliver new construction of homes and community facilities
• An understanding of how regeneration initiatives can be used to address deprivation, access to services, issues around community safety and cohesion.
• The ability to demonstrate technical knowledge of building procurement, design and construction technology;
• Knowledge of housing strategy issues for London & SE and strong awareness of Health & Safety within the construction industry, CDM regulations and JCT D&B contracts;
• You will have experience of managing the delivery of complex and challenging schemes from inception to completion through to defects;
• You have extensive experience of new scheme procurement including scheme optimisation, single/two stage tendering managing the design process and monitoring scheme progress and programme.
• Experience of new build residential
• Experience of new build non-residential and community assets
• Experience of construction project management
• Experience of managing budgets and cost control
• Experience of co-ordinating and managing project teams

• Strong negotiation skills applicable at various stages of a project.
• Organisation and Management skills to lead a multi-disciplinary team of employees and independent contractors/consultants on technically complex projects
• Ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage dynamic and pressurised working environment with challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills across a wide range of audiences.

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