Senior Housing Development & Regeneration Lead

Place North West; Kendal; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Place North West in Kendal is seeking a Development Officer to lead our S106 and acquisitions programme and support the Development & Sales Manager with land-led development. You will manage a varied portfolio, build relationships with key stakeholders and ensure schemes progress to handover and occupation.

You will maintain oversight of progress, risks and budgets, visit sites regularly, and collaborate across Development, Sales and the wider organisation to deliver high-quality new homes for

Responsibilities

• Lead the appraisal and delivery of the S106 and acquisitions programme, taking day-to-day ownership of schemes from initial reviews through to handover and completion.
• Develop external relationships with developers, contractors, local authorities and other partners to grow opportunities.
• Maintain an active presence on development sites, conducting site visits and progress meetings, identifying risks and quality issues.
• Drive schemes forward with oversight of programmes, milestones, costs, cashflows and risk registers, escalating issues with options.
• Support land-led development, including project coordination, consultant/contractor appointments and grant applications.
• Coordinate handover of new homes, ensuring all stakeholders have what they need on time.
• Oversee the Development & Sales Assistant on priorities and administrative tasks across schemes, ensuring actions are progressed.
• Support defects, aftercare and end of defect activities, monitoring communications and KPI dashboards.
• Collaborate with the Sales & Home Ownership Officer to support the broader sales programme where required.
• Build relationships across Asset, Building Safety, Housing, Sales and Finance to incorporate requirements into development delivery.
• Champion equality, diversity and resident experience, ensuring design and quality meet agreed standards and using feedback to improve services.
• Maintain accurate scheme information and trackers, including programme, financials and handover data for reports and meetings.
• Support with managing the development inbox and ensure enquiries are responded to promptly.
• Support adherence to health, wellbeing and safety policies and CDM compliance.
• Support customer complaints and feedback, driving improvements and learning.
• Develop and maintain knowledge and skills through ongoing professional development and flexible team support.

Job description

Place North West in Kendal is seeking a Development Officer to lead our S106 and acquisitions programme and support the Development & Sales Manager with land-led development. You will manage a varied portfolio, build relationships with key stakeholders and ensure schemes progress to handover and occupation.

You will maintain oversight of progress, risks and budgets, visit sites regularly, and collaborate across Development, Sales and the wider organisation to deliver high-quality new homes for