Development Manager

Salary: £48,474 – £54,986

Hours: 37 Hours

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Hybrid – Stopford House, Stockport and Home Working

Your role

Join our dynamic team in shaping the future of Stockport and making a lasting impact on our community!

These are exciting times for Stockport Council! Our borough is experiencing a transformative period as we have made unprecedented investments in recent years. Our £1bn regeneration programme is progressing rapidly, revitalising our town centre, providing new homes and jobs for our residents, attracting businesses, and establishing Stockport as a great place to live, work, play, and connect.

We are looking for an experienced Development Manager who can think commercially and innovatively to help us realise our vision for Stockport and advance our pipeline of projects. In this role, you will manage a variety of mixed-use projects, collaborating with contractors, developers, and stakeholders to deliver physical development and regeneration schemes on time and within budget.

About you

• Strategic Visionary: You can identify development opportunities, confidently negotiate, and work proactively with developers, investors, and stakeholders to deliver schemes at pace and to a high standard
• Leader Experience: You have a proven track record of managing large-scale projects through the development process, appointing and managing professional teams, identifying and mitigating risks, and overseeing programme and budget management
• Passionate and Resident-Focused: You are passionate about regeneration and committed to putting residents at the forefront of your efforts. Your passion for community improvement is evident in your work
• Team Player: You bring enthusiasm to the team, have a flexible approach to work, are results-focused and are dedicated to delivering transformative change in Stockport

Our team

Our team is at the forefront of facilitating and delivering physical development and regeneration schemes across the borough, either directly or through development partners. Working closely with our colleagues at Stockport’s Mayoral Development Corporation, we are driving forward some of the most ambitious and transformative regeneration projects in the North West, maintaining our reputation for delivering change and getting things done.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful regeneration team within an ambitious Local Authority known for its proactive approach and established track record of delivery. We pride ourselves on being a supportive and inclusive team and would welcome an informal conversation with anyone interested in this role.

Our council

At Stockport Council, we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Robert Goulsbra at [email protected] or on 07971 233005 for an informal discussion about the role.

To apply, please click on the apply button below.

Closing date: 9 August 2024

Interview date: 27 August 2024

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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

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