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Housing Development Programme and Project Manager

Job details
Posting date: 03 December 2024
Salary: £51,530 to £54,793 per year
Additional salary information: (up to £56,926 per annum for exceptional performance once in post)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 January 2025
Location: Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: New Forest District Council
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

We are the largest social housing landlord in the New Forest and have been delivering additional homes for rent and shared-ownership for nearly ten years. With a firm pipeline for the future and a growing number of construction and regeneration projects that’s where you come in.

We are looking for a Housing Development Programme and Project Manager to join our team and continue the rate of delivery towards our target and beyond.

With a list of land-led opportunities, regeneration projects and s106 sites coming forward we require an experienced Development Manager to lead, deliver, and handover much needed affordable housing to our Housing Teams.


Enjoying a diversity of activities you will take a senior role investigating and securing new openings, leading design teams, and overseeing building contracts for a range of projects from new build to conversions, brownfield to rural, and often to the latest Future Homes standards. We have it all to offer the right candidate across the beautiful and picturesque New Forest.

About you:

With Membership of a relevant professional body and substantial development experience, you will be able to fulfil contract administration roles; be a competent problem solver with a proven affordable housing delivery track record and be used to meeting the rules and requirements that go along with Homes England grant funding.

You can expect your strong project management and communication skills to be used to good effect liaising with colleagues and partners inside and outside the Council to move forward and meet our targets.

What’s in it for you:

£51,530 - £54,793 per annum (up to £56,926 per annum for exceptional performance once in post)
28 days annual leave (plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service)     
Local Government Pension scheme and AVC provision 
On-site parking    
Employee Assistance Programme (free 24 hour legal, financial and personal advice for employees). 
Hybrid working    
Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores, and restaurants   
Cycle to Work scheme which could save you around 40 percent on cycles and accessories    

About us:

We recognise the value of a highly motivated and engaged workforce and we actively encourage a good work/life balance. We offer a modern and flexible smart working approach, including remote and home working whenever this fits with service delivery.

 At NFDC we believe that all our employees make a valuable contribution to the work of the Council and that's why we encourage a trusting and open culture where each employee is supported and respected equally, where ideas are actively sought and self-development promoted.   

We are proud of our new values for 2024, please watch this short video to find out more. LEAF Learning Empathy Ambition Fairness (youtube.com) 

If you're ambitious and passionate, are driven to deliver, and want to be part of our team, we welcome your application. 

Click here to see why employees think that New Forest District Council is a great place to work: Working for NFDC 

 To view full details of what you can expect from working for NFDC and to view the full job description, please click on the candidate pack attached. 

If you would like to discuss any aspects of the role further, please contact Tim Davis (Housing Development and Strategy Service Manager) who will be available on 023 8028 5899.  

Closing date: Midnight 5th January 2025

Anticipated interview date: 16th January 2025

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