Manager - City Development
MCDSCG
Posted: 05/09/2024
- £500 - 650 per day + Negotiable DOE
- Hampshire, England
- Contract
Manager - City Development
Location: Hampshire
Contract: 6-months ongoing
Pay: Inside IR35 – 500-650+ per day (negotiable)
Spencer Clarke Group are seeking an experienced City Development Manager to join our client, a local authority in Hampshire. In this key role, you will lead a portfolio of major property development projects and head interdisciplinary project teams responsible for their successful implementation.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead major property development projects and interdisciplinary project teams.
- Support the Service Lead in formulating and implementing strategies for the progress of the City, citizens' quality of life, project management, and resource mobilization and development.
Functional Responsibilities
- Advise Members on projects required to achieve the Council's objectives for the City, with a focus on the City Centre and the overall advancement of the City and city region.
- Project management of specified major projects and investments, meeting budget, timescale, and quality considerations.
- Manage a Project Support Officer, seconded staff, and consultants as appropriate.
- Undertake identification, design, appraisal, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation exercises.
- Liaise with potential developers, inward investors, and the private sector to promote property development schemes.
- Prepare submissions for external funding, negotiate partnerships, and monitor and review the implementation of major projects.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience
- Degree-level education with a professional qualification (RICS).
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Demonstrable experience in initiating and delivering complex property development and regeneration projects.
- Proven experience of managing project budgets and operating in accordance with financial policies.
- Ability to produce high-quality development briefs and support partners in generating development proposals aligned with the council's frameworks.
- Effective negotiation skills, conflict resolution, and securing commitment from stakeholders and funding for projects.
- Sound interpersonal skills for effective consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial and property models and assess potential benefits.
- Understanding of equality issues and their impact on the workplace and individual behaviors.
- Experience in managing a service in accordance with service level agreements and/or customer service standards.
- Effective management skills to lead a project team and ensure high individual performance.
If you're interested in applying, please apply now with your CV and contact Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200.
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Joe O’Halloran
Lead Consultant