Housing Enabling Manager
BBBH50888_1770063191
Posted: 02/02/2026
- Up to £500 per day
- North London, London
- Contract
Housing Enabling Manager
Contract: 6 months, full time
Hybrid working: 2 days per week on site
Rate: £500 per day
Spencer Clarke Group are seeking an experienced Housing Enabling Manager to support the acceleration of housing delivery across the borough. This is a strategic, outward facing role within a Housing Regeneration function that plays a central role in shaping the council's HRA portfolio and driving borough wide housing development activity.
The role exists to actively lead and promote housing delivery at pace. You will influence partners, remove barriers to delivery, and support landowners and developers to bring forward viable housing schemes. You will also play a key role within multi disciplinary regeneration and development teams, contributing to governance, programme management and delivery assurance.
This role is well suited to a senior housing professional with strong enabling, partnership and programme experience who is comfortable operating at pace and influencing across organisational boundaries.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the council's housing enabling function to support delivery of affordable and specialist housing
- Actively promote housing delivery internally and externally, providing advice and guidance to landowners and delivery partners
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with Registered Providers, developers and public sector organisations
- Manage the Affordable Housing Framework and associated engagement forums
- Assess development proposals and negotiate affordable housing outputs to secure best value outcomes
- Provide expert advice on housing need, tenure mix, funding routes and delivery models
- Support and contribute to regeneration and development governance structures
- Contribute to housing strategy, regeneration initiatives and long term planning frameworks
Experience
- Proven experience in housing enabling, housing delivery or regeneration within a local authority or similar environment
- Strong understanding of affordable housing delivery models, funding mechanisms and viability
- Experience working with Registered Providers, developers and public sector partners
- Ability to influence, negotiate and drive outcomes across multiple stakeholders
- Strong programme management, reporting and risk management capability
- Confident operating in a strategic, outward facing role with political awareness
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying, please apply now with your CV and contact Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200 ASAP.
Joe O’Halloran
Lead Consultant