Development & Commercial Manager

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VN-18234

Permanent

London/Northern Home Counties and South West

Competitive

15 February 2021

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Are you passionate about the creation of sustainable housing?

Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH) is currently looking for two Development & Commercial Managers - One to manage schemes in London and Northern Home Counties and another for the South West. 

Working with the Land Managers, Land and Planning Managers and Head of Delivery, you'll take the lead on all aspects of the development delivery of the site to successful completion, handover and snagging. You'll also lead the liaison with Homes England and other grant funding bodies to secure grant into schemes.

 

  • Working collaboratively with the regional development team, you'll be a key player in ensuring the successful delivery of affordable led development sites.
  • Providing development and construction input into site and development appraisals when bidding for new sites and leading procuring site investigations where necessary to support the land managers as part of the site acquisition feasibility stage.
  • Taking the lead responsibility for delivery of development and construction post planning permission, including the discharging of conditions and the successful procuring of development delivery to ensure schemes are delivered within the approved development parameters for a site
  • Peer reviewing development schemes prior to decisions from the investment decision making body and providing recommendations on schemes to support
  • Be the lead person taking financial accountability for the schemes that are under the leadership of the post holder
  • Overseeing the effective management of schemes to ensure they are delivered in accordance with the development and financial programmes and completed to a high quality of finish
  • Liaising with the customer service team to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction are achieved from occupiers of the completed homes and providing expert input into the standard specifications for the homes to drive efficient construction and high quality housing ensuring that these standards are met by all counterparties
  • Demonstrate awareness of current and future market conditions/trends and construction and development opportunities, including willingness to consider, evaluate and recommend direction for the company to follow to drive growth within the financial parameters of the business
  • Experience in residential development and construction – preferably in the affordable and market housing sectors and experience of developing and leading teams that deliver programmes of construction across multiple sites
  • A deep locality specific knowledge of both the affordable housing and wider residential sectors and an expert understanding of affordable housing development and regulatory requirements is a requirement for this role
  • You'll have an entrepreneurial spirit and a commercial mindset, embracing change and comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environment
  • Good academic background, with a numerical aptitude
  • Preferably a professional qualification in a development or construction discipline

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, 10% car allowance, life assurance, family private medical insurance, 25 days' holiday, performance related bonuses. Your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

Legal & General Affordable Homes is a subsidiary of Legal & General Capital, which invests its long-term capital into sectors where there has been a shortage of investment and innovation, focusing on growth opportunities and scale ups. Focused on supporting the UK’s demographic and affordable living needs, and consistent with Legal & General’s housing growth strategy, Legal & General Affordable Homes is leading the evolution of the affordable housing sector with an aim to become the leading private affordable housing provider in the UK. Through collaborating with developers, housing associations and public sector bodies across the country, L&G Affordable Homes is forward-funding new build affordable housing, bringing volume institutional capital to the social housing sector with initial target markets being affordable rent, shared ownership and rent-to-buy.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates – especially women – can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box or because they don’t think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’re very happy to have a discussion. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Stacie Burnett at Stacie.Burnett@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacie-burnett-11abb236). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.

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About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

Legal & General Affordable Homes is a subsidiary of Legal & General Capital, which invests its long-term capital into sectors where there has been a shortage of investment and innovation, focusing on growth opportunities and scale ups. Focused on supporting the UK’s demographic and affordable living needs, and consistent with Legal & General’s housing growth strategy, Legal & General Affordable Homes is leading the evolution of the affordable housing sector with an aim to become the leading private affordable housing provider in the UK. Through collaborating with developers, housing associations and public sector bodies across the country, L&G Affordable Homes is forward-funding new build affordable housing, bringing volume institutional capital to the social housing sector with initial target markets being affordable rent, shared ownership and rent-to-buy.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates – especially women – can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box or because they don’t think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’re very happy to have a discussion. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Stacie Burnett at Stacie.Burnett@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacie-burnett-11abb236). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.