H1 - Housing Delivery Manager

We are looking for a highly motivated professional to join our Housing Asset and Development Team, to help us promote and facilitate the provision of new housing within the borough, through working with a range of partners such as MLCHG, Homes England, registered providers, private developers, parish councils, and with local landowners and communities, working proactively with development and community interests to remove barriers and facilitate the increased delivery of new homes.

In addition, to under pin our long term commitment to delivering a consistent stream of new homes, we’re looking to prepare and maintain a Housing Development Strategy for the business, as well as maintaining an up-to-date understanding and awareness of different available opportunities designed to support housing growth and the delivery of the Council’s Housing Strategy.

The right person will take a key role in enabling and optimising the delivery of affordable housing and acting as the key link between stakeholders to meet the Council’s affordable housing objectives. They will also identify and facilitate potential development opportunities and delivery mechanisms including using innovative solutions such as land assembly and identifying stalled sites where national funding could unlock development.

To be considered for this role you will have:

• Degree in Town Planning or Development Surveying or 5 years relevant experience essential.
• Current sound knowledge and understanding of the broad housing agenda and local, regional and national housing, planning and regeneration policies essential.
• Experience of the housing development environment essential.
• A track record of leading and delivering projects in partnership to achieve outcomes within the housing sector essential.
• An understanding of the local authority strategic housing function essential.

What you need to know:

• The role will be hybrid, however as you’ll be responsible for managing a team, there is an expectation that at least 3 days will be spent in the office / on site.
• There will be a requirement to occasionally work outside of normal working hours, to attend Cabinet and Scrutiny sessions.

If you wish to discuss the role informally, this can be arranged through our HR Admin Team.

Please quote reference No: H1

Closing date:  Wednesday 9 April 2025 (midnight)

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Why join us?

The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.

As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme.

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