Senior Transaction Manager

at  Cairn

Discipline:
Business Development
Job type:
Permanent
Job ref:
004362
Expiry date:
18 Jul 2025
Cairn plc. has a unique opportunity for a high calibre Senior Transaction Manager within the Business Development Team, to manage the successful B2B and B2G transactions. Reporting to the Director of Revenue & Partnership, the successful candidate will have the following key responsibilities and requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the Director of Revenue and Partnerships in managing the relationship of Cairn’s partners across all B2B and B2G tenures (state partnerships, social, affordable, & private rental) in agreement, management, sales and contracting of unit delivery.
• Represent Cairn homes with these partners in day-to-day management capacity.
• Project manage the transaction workflow process commencing at Head of Terms agreed stage.
• Delegate to and provide direction for direct reports to ensure contracting and closing targets are achieved in a timely manner.
• Review sale contracts and development agreements, collaborate with the Director of Revenue and Partnerships and ensure that Cairn’s business objectives are protected and achieved.
• Manage Cairn end to end Part V process, ensuring that best value to Cairn is achieved through management of internal and external stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate sales progress and delivery timelines.
• Lead sale through the contract process, liaising with clients, external solicitors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely close out of key milestones.
• Manage housing body and county council relationships through close of sale and communicate Cairn’s best in class position to deliver quality new build homes.
• Research national and local housing policy in real time to ensure Cairn is forward looking and positioned to deliver homes in line with market and national demand.
• Agile approach to deliver on Cairn’s housing portfolio and actively identify further growth opportunities.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate across Cairn’s multi-functional construction teams to secure timely delivery of assets.
• Liaise with professional advisors such as agents, property managers, architects, solicitors etc.
• Proactive day to day management of project delivery agreements.
• Provide weekly/monthly updates across all assets / projects on delivery progress vs. delivery agreement.
• Undertake site visits as required.
• Maintain detailed files and management information to ensure that all commercial activity, milestones and recommended actions are tracked.
• Maintain asset dashboards / trackers.