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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and drive delivery of a portfolio of residential and regeneration development projects across the full development lifecycle
- Ensure delivery of agreed objectives and commercial viability of each development
- Align schemes with the LDA development brief and objectives
- Set development strategies and supporting investment cases
- Secure internal approvals and associated implementation budgets
- Manage internal and external governance approval processes
- Oversee preparation of Investment Committee and Board papers and monthly reporting
- Support engagement with external governance stakeholders
- Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional internal and multidisciplinary external teams
- Set objectives and address performance issues
- Represent the organisation externally and develop key partnerships
- Coordinate and resolve competing stakeholder interests
- Negotiate development agreements, licences and interface agreements
- Oversee procurement and appointment of design teams, professional service providers, main contractors and development partners
- Review and sign off appointments, contracts and development agreements with the Legal team
- Oversee project documentation and governance, including risk management, reports, programmes, budgets, cashflows, contract administration, registers and trackers
- Monitor development progress and take corrective action where necessary
- Manage and mentor direct-report LDA development professionals
- Contribute to team building, candidate sourcing and recruitment
- Build relationships with internal functional leads and teams
- Contribute to wider business development and strategic initiatives
- Identify improvements and initiatives that benefit the wider organisation
- Maintain the LDA’s core values
Requirements
What you’ll need- At least 15 years’ experience in the various stages of the property development sector
- Hold a recognised degree level qualification in construction / development sector
- Post graduate qualifications will be an advantage
- Breadth of experience of taking developments through initial feasibility, planning, design, tendering, pre-construction, construction and handover
- Proactive management style, solutions oriented and results focused
- Ability to lead, mentor and empower a team
- Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to foster positive working relationships and work collaboratively with various stakeholders
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, adapting communication to the audience
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, strategic thinking and sound judgement on complex issues
- Broad understanding of technical disciplines
- Knowledge of sustainable climate resilient development
- Strong knowledge of planning system
- Understanding of construction buildability
- Ability to challenge technical solutions appropriately
- Strong understanding of viability and cost drivers
- Ability to drive optioneering and commercial analysis
- Ability to draw insights from cost plans and investment appraisals
- Ability to oversee budgets and cashflows
- Ability to mitigate cost variations
- Experience of public procurement is an advantage
- Ambition to meet and exceed the highest level of industry standards
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunities employer
- Commitment to promoting and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce
- Reasonable accommodations where requested