Development Manager - Housing (Temp: London)
Competitive Daily Rate: 400-450 per/day
Contract Role – Initial 3-6 Months (Likely Extension) This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering major regeneration and development projects , including new housing , as part of a long-term growth strategy. About the Role You will be responsible for leading complex regeneration and development projects from early feasibility and design stages through to planning approval and delivery readiness .
The wider programme includes the delivery of approximately 2,000 new homes over the next 9-10 years , alongside new community infrastructure and mixed-use developments. You will work closely with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of design and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex housing and regeneration development projects from inception through to delivery
- Identify and appraise development opportunities across council-owned land
- Manage projects through planning and procurement processes
- Oversee financial modelling, budgets, and viability assessments
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams including consultants and contractors
- Negotiate planning obligations, including Section 106 agreements
- Engage with residents, elected members, and stakeholders
- Monitor progress against programme milestones and financial targets
- Ensure compliance with procurement, legal, and planning requirements
- Support the delivery of strategic regeneration and housing growth objectives
To be successful in this role, you will have strong experience delivering large-scale development or regeneration schemes , ideally within a local authority or housing association environment .
You will bring:
- Proven experience delivering complex mixed-use or housing developments
- Strong understanding of planning, procurement, and regeneration delivery
- Experience managing projects from feasibility through planning stages
- Knowledge of development finance and financial modelling
- Experience managing consultants, contractors, and stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments and manage competing priorities
- Background working within local government or public sector regeneration
- Knowledge of housing development standards
- Professional membership (e.g., RICS, CIOB , or similar)
- Experience delivering community-led regeneration projects
- Hybrid working available
- Office, site, and stakeholder meeting attendance required
- Some evening meetings may be required for community engagement
- Opportunity to work on a high-profile regeneration programme
- Join a collaborative and ambitious development team
- Excellent opportunity to make a visible impact across the borough
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