Strategic Development Manager

at  Hill Group UK

KEY INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Internal: Directors, Regional Management, Health & Safety, Departments Leads and Project teams.
• External: Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Employers Agents, Bank Monitoring Surveyors, Land Agents, Design Consultants, Supply Chain
• To act as the point of contact for all project team members whether internal or external and to ensure that the acquisition and planning programme is adhered to and all team members are working to the correct scheme information.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Recently qualified Land Management Degree or RPTI Accredited Planning Degree.
• Member of or working towards full membership of the RPTI or RICS.
• Excellent project management development skills are essential with experience in Strategic land projects
• Proven experience in overseeing successful project preplanning and post planning activities up to site commencement and ideally through the delivery and construction of the scheme
• Possessing exemplary commercial acumen with a track record in improving financial return
• Have a proactive and can do attitude, with the ability to lead and drive projects to acquisition/award of contract

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Manage the development process for the strategic land portfolio of land into detailed planning and delivery to the regional businesses of Hill Residential Ltd and external parties.

ROLE SCOPE:

• Various sized projects based across southern England. Responsibility for securing detailed planning on projects that are promoted to such stages. Reporting to Strategic Land team, and regional productions teams including Contracts Managers, and on occasions Project Managers where required. The reporting of site operational staff shall be in the first instance through the contract managers.
• Responsible for wide range of projects from £10m+
• Management/oversight of large internal and external teams