Head of Development and Delivery - New Homes

Home Group Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing developer seeks a Head of Development and Delivery to oversee their North-East and Yorkshire programme. This role involves managing a commercially viable development programme, ensuring sustainable practices, and leading a team to deliver quality homes. With a competitive salary and great benefits, this position is ideal for an experienced leader looking to make a significant impact in the housing sector.

Benefits

34 days leave, increasing to 39

Health cash plan

Over 800 discounts on various services

Career growth opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the housing sector.
• Proven management of end-to-end development processes.
• Ability to drive change and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development programme from strategy to delivery.
• Identify new opportunities and progress schemes.
• Provide strong leadership to ensure performance excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Innovation

Strategic planning

Influencing

Collaboration

Education

Degree in relevant field

CIOH, RICS, CIOB qualifications

Job description

Head of Development and Delivery - for our North-East and Yorkshire new homes programme

Circa £90,000 per annum, plus car allowance of £5055 per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Based in the region with hybrid working from our office in Newcastle Upon Tyne two days per week, from home and regular travel to our Leeds office and sites across the regional portfolio.

Home, a place where you belong

We’re looking for an incredible leader who can supercharge performance leading our North-East and Yorkshire regional development programme, supporting us to deliver the right homes in the right places for our customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark, delivering our new homes mixed tenure programme from inception through to completion, ensuring that an excellent offer for our customers and communities always lies at the heart of delivery.

Key priorities as Head of Development and Delivery

• Ensure a commercially viable development programme, managing income and expenditure, identifying new opportunities, and progressing schemes, including joint ventures with developers and contractors.
• Lead our development programme from strategy to site identification, sale/rent, and aftercare, working collaboratively with your team to ensure successful delivery.
• Drive innovation, market leadership, sustainability, and co-design with customers in our new homes programme, supporting growth and surplus, and moving towards greater consolidation and Net Zero targets.
• Provide strong, clear leadership promoting a culture of performance, transparency, and excellence— inspiring and influencing your team to deliver service excellence.

You’ll do that here, working in a top ten Great Place to Work in the UK employer! We’re winners of the UK Housing Awards Development Programme of the Year (2018), Silver Best House at the What House Awards (2018), bronze in 2017, and RESI Landlord of the Year 2016 and 2020.

You bring

• Significant experience in the housing sector. A degree and relevant professional qualification such as CIOH, RICS, CIOB would be advantageous.
• Strong experience managing end-to-end development processes from opportunity identification to aftercare.
• Credibility in the sector with proven skills to lead change, drive improvement, and innovate.
• Strong skills in developing business plans, influencing strategy, and managing P&L.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire teams.

Our team

Reporting to Kitson, our Director of Development, you’ll be part of our leadership team, collaborating regularly to shape strategy and lead our teams effectively.

Job details

• Full time, 37.5 hpw, Monday to Friday.
• Hybrid working: from home, our offices in Newcastle or Leeds, and regional sites.
• Based in the region with hybrid working; from our Newcastle office two days per week, with regular travel to Leeds and sites.
• Occasional national travel to London for meetings.
• A valid driving license and access to an insured vehicle; a car allowance is provided.

A place where you belong

We encourage applications from ethnic minorities, females, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with disabilities, as these groups are currently underrepresented among our colleagues.

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a 'me day'), increasing to 39, with options to buy more and time off for volunteering.
• Health cash plan saving you up to £1140 per year, covering dental, optical, prescriptions, and more.
• Over 800 discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out.
• Recognized as a Great Place to Work, 10th best in the UK for wellbeing, and top workplaces for women.
• Opportunities for career growth within the company.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary. Full benefits details available on our website.

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