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We are Places Developments, part of the Places for People Group; we are placemakers; our work impacts on the lives of people across the U.K. - providing homes to live in, communities to retire to, spaces to stay active, supported homes for independent living, and student accommodation. Our places work when they work for everyone.
How do we do all this? By surrounding ourselves with ambitious people, commercial people and "get things done" people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.
So, we want you to join us and the 12,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped us create places, maintain 195,000 homes, manage £4 billion of assets and teach 75,000 children to swim each week.
More about your role
We are looking for a Director of Developments to work across our South West region. You will identify, create, appraise, promote and deliver residential development projects across a range of tenures and in-line with the Group's financial criteria and strategic requirements. You will also appraise, progress and agree terms in relation to investment and disposal opportunities such that returns to the Group are maximised.
You will also be responsible for the delivery of residential developments across the region. Your main focus will be on identifying land and commercial opportunities for your region, which you will follow through with thorough appraisal and eventual acquisition. You will ensure that new developments are project-managed, designed and built to the relevant standards, timescales and budgets. Reporting to the Regional Managing Director you will monitor and report the progress of all projects ensuring they remain commercially viable.
For more information please download our job profile available on our website.
More about you
To succeed in this role you will have well developed commercial acumen and effective negotiation skills. You will have a track record in delivering development sites of various sizes for a residential housebuilder. In addition you will require a high level of technical understanding of design, construction, property issues and related legal issues. Alongside this technical knowledge you should also possess a good understanding of the commercial and financial requirements of housing of all tenures and knowledge of their associated markets.
The benefits
Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business.
Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership - to a wealth of extra perks including discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.