Senior Development Manager - Housebuilding

The People Pod; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Senior leadership access

Portfolio exposure

Career progression

Influence projects from inception

Job summary

The People Pod is seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead housebuilding projects across the North West. You’ll own projects through their full development lifecycle, coordinating planning, technical delivery, infrastructure coordination and mobilisation to delivery.

You will work closely with Technical, Commercial, Construction and external consultants to ensure plans are robust, commercially viable and delivered efficiently, with exposure to senior leadership and long‑term progression

Qualifications

• Housebuilding or residential development experience.
• Strong understanding of the development lifecycle.
• Experience managing technical teams and external consultants.
• Good knowledge of planning, infrastructure and utilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance programme, technical and commercial requirements.
• Previous experience operating at Development Manager or Senior Technical Manager level.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through RIBA Stages 1-6.
• Manage technical consultants and wider project teams.
• Coordinate planning, infrastructure and utility approvals.
• Oversee S104, S38 and S278 agreements.
• Monitor programme, risk and project delivery.
• Support value engineering and buildability reviews.
• Coordinate pre-construction and technical delivery activities.
• Chair project meetings and report progress to senior leadership.
• Work closely with Construction, Commercial and Technical teams.
• Support project strategy and future development opportunities.

Skills

Housebuilding experience

Development lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Planning knowledge

Leadership

Job description

Senior Development Manager - Housebuilding

Overview

TPP - SDM6272 Other Permanent Cheshire £70000 - £75000 per annum + Allowance + Package

Senior Development Manager - Housebuilding

North West
up to £75,000 + Car Allowance + Package

Our client is a growing construction contractor delivering a mix of private sale, affordable and partnership housing developments across the country. With a healthy pipeline of live and forthcoming projects, the business is looking to strengthen its development and technical capability as it continues to expand.

We're looking for a Senior Development Manager to take ownership of projects through the full development lifecycle, leading planning, technical delivery, infrastructure coordination and project mobilisation through to completion.

Working closely with Technical, Commercial, Construction and external consultant teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring projects are well planned, commercially robust and delivered efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects through RIBA Stages 1-6
• Manage technical consultants and wider project teams
• Coordinate planning, infrastructure and utility approvals
• Oversee S104, S38 and S278 agreements
• Monitor programme, risk and project delivery
• Support value engineering and buildability reviews
• Coordinate pre-construction and technical delivery activities
• Chair project meetings and report progress to senior leadership
• Work closely with Construction, Commercial and Technical teams
• Support project strategy and future development opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Housebuilding or residential development experience
• Strong understanding of the development lifecycle
• Experience managing technical teams and external consultants
• Good knowledge of planning, infrastructure and utilities
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to balance programme, technical and commercial requirements
• Previous experience operating at Development Manager, Senior Technical Manager or similar level

What's In It For You

• Bonus
• Exposure to a varied residential development portfolio
• Direct access to senior leadership
• Long-term progression opportunities
• Opportunity to influence projects from inception through delivery