LEAD OFFICER DEVELOPMENT

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Hybrid working

29 days holiday

Free travel within LCR

EAP

Learning support

Job summary

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is offering a 12-month secondment for a Lead Officer - Development to shape housing, transport and infrastructure investment across the region. Reporting to the Head of Development, you will lead the development function, oversee business cases in line with Green Book and TAG, and ensure value for money while guiding investment decisions.

This is a national-level leadership role requiring visibility, stakeholder collaboration and a track record in

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and managing complex infrastructure, transport, housing or place-based development programmes.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across organisations and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development functions and oversee the creation of a robust pipeline of housing, transport and infrastructure projects.
• Develop business cases in line with HM Treasury Green Book and TAG guidance and provide strategic direction on major investment opportunities.
• Ensure evidence-based, value-for-money investment decisions and effective collaboration with partners across the region.
• Inspire and develop high-performing teams and foster cross-organisational collaboration.

Skills

Data analysis

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

• Employer: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 30/10/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: LCRCA/26/346951

• Employer: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Salary: £77,843 - £87,329
• Location: No 1 Mann Island
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 30/10/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: LCRCA/26/346951

This is an internal secondment only. External applicants will not be considered.

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and strategic leader to take on a 12-month secondment as Lead Officer - Development, helping to shape the future of housing, transport and infrastructure investment across the Liverpool City Region.

Reporting to the Head of Development, you will lead the Combined Authority's development functions, overseeing the creation and delivery of a robust pipeline of housing projects that support the region's long-term ambitions, coordinating with transport, investment and regeneration projects.

You will play a key role in ensuring that investment decisions are evidence-based, deliver value for money and contribute to the sustainable growth of the city region.

Working closely with senior leaders, local authorities, government partners and stakeholders across the organisation, you will lead the development of business cases in line with HM Treasury Green Book and TAG guidance, providing strategic advice and direction on major investment opportunities.

As a member of the leadership team, you will provide visible and effective leadership, inspiring and developing high-performing teams, fostering collaboration across the organisation and ensuring that the Combined Authority continues to respond successfully to changing regional and national priorities.

About The Person

We are looking for a confident and experienced leader with a strong track record of delivering complex infrastructure, transport, housing or place-based development programmes.

You will bring experience of developing and managing successful business cases in line with HM Treasury Green Book and TAG guidance, alongside a strong understanding of project development, investment appraisal and strategic pipeline management. You will be able to translate complex information into clear recommendations and influence decision-making at the highest levels.

An excellent communicator and relationship builder, you will have experience of working collaboratively across organisations and sectors, building strong partnerships and providing advice to senior leaders, elected members and external stakeholders.

You will be an inspiring people leader who can motivate teams, manage performance effectively and create an environment that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence. The ability to balance competing priorities, work at pace and deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex and changing environment is essential.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to delivering positive outcomes for communities across the Liverpool City Region and be passionate about helping shape the region's future through transformational investment and development.

Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your application of how you meet the below key essential criteria. The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.

• To commission, interpret, and use data research to develop a sophisticated understanding of the challenges and opportunities the city region faces and the best approach to improving the housing offer.
• To work closely with project sponsors across the city region to plan, resource and fund projects and programmes to succeed, through constructive challenge, utilisation of industry best practice, alignment to the Green Book, and portfolio-level assessment of the activity taking place in the city region to deliver efficiencies, provide consistency and improve collaboration
• To work with teams in central government departments (including MHCLG, Department for Transport and HM Treasury) to partner, fund, or devolve powers to enable us to deliver on our priorities.

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

About The Organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are care experienced (whether through foster care, residential care, supported living, kinship care, live-in care, home care or adoption), are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.