Strategic Development & Place Director

Currie & Brown Group Limited; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown Investments is seeking a highly experienced Development & Place Associate Director to join Hub North Scotland's Executive Management Team. This is a strategic leadership position responsible for driving business growth, developing major place-based and infrastructure programmes, and leading the organisation's advisory, investment and development functions.

The post-holder will play a key role in identifying and securing new opportunities, building strategic partnerships,

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of professional qualifications and significant industry experience.
• Significant experience within development, infrastructure, consultancy, regeneration, investment or related sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen, including budget management, supplier oversight and contract administration.
• Experience operating within regulated environments with governance, compliance and risk management.
• Excellent analytical, business case development and report-writing skills.
• Experience presenting to Boards, executive teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Knowledge of partnership delivery models and fee-earning business environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, source and secure new development, advisory and investment opportunities.
• Lead opportunity assessment, strategy and propositions across Place, Energy & Net Zero programmes.
• Support growth and diversification of Hub North's development and consultancy services.
• Translate national and local policy objectives into viable business cases, development strategies and investment programmes.
• Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with public sector bodies, government agencies, developers, funders and partners.
• Act as trusted adviser to clients and stakeholders at senior levels.
• Lead presentations of proposals and business cases to landowners, housing providers, funding bodies and stakeholders.
• Establish and oversee development and commissioning programmes from inception through delivery.
• Provide strategic oversight of programme performance, ensuring milestones, budgets and outcomes.
• Take overall accountability for the successful development and delivery of commissions.
• Ensure projects align with priorities, objectives and governance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

People leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Business development

Public sector knowledge

Negotiation

Education

Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline

Job description

Currie & Brown Investments is seeking a highly experienced Development & Place Associate Director to join Hub North Scotland's Executive Management Team. This is a strategic leadership position responsible for driving business growth, developing major place-based and infrastructure programmes, and leading the organisation's advisory, investment and development functions.

The post-holder will play a key role in identifying and securing new opportunities, building strategic partnerships,