Housing Development Manager - Cornwall

Your new company
Help to transform lives across Cornwall! - This is your opportunity to work for one of the region's leading housing providers, responsible for managing over 5,500 homes and dedicated to tackling the housing crisis by building affordable, sustainable communities. Your new employer are proud to be more than just a landlord - they are an award-winning, people-focused organisation that invests in staff, supports local communities, and delivers real social impact.
Your new role
As part of the wider development and sales team, you will be responsible for the identification, acquisition, and delivery of high-quality housing schemes as part of a development strategy and ambition to solve the housing crisis in Cornwall. You will be involved in all aspects of financial appraisal, site acquisition, planning, and contract negotiation. As a Development Manager you will manage financial responsibility for schemes, negotiate development agreements, and manage planning processes.

• Identification and assessment of acquisition of land or development opportunities that fit with wider aims and objectives.
• Management of planning processes for development schemes including leading project teams of consultants and contractors.
• Negotiation and agreement of development agreements and build contracts.
• Review and assessment of risks associated with the schemes.
• Carrying out cash-flow updating.
• Working closely with quality, customer care, commercial, and technical management teams.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience delivering a range of development schemes from land acquisition through to completion, preferably in a housing association environment.
• An eye for quality and working in a customer-focussed way.
• Understand carrying out scheme viability proposals.
• Understanding of risk management and application.
• Management of budgets and cashflow for a variety of complex schemes with an understanding of how home schemes are funded.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive an initial fixed contract of up to 12 months duration - this is likely to extend beyond this point and could progress into a permanent position. You will receive a salary of £53,400, alongside a suite of permanent employment benefits.
What you need to do now
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