Senior Development Manager

Location:       Leeds or Stockton-on-Tees, with some home working where appropriate

Hours:           Core hours 8.30am – 5.00pm, 37.5 per annum, however with some flexibility

Salary:           Dependent upon experience, plus annual bonus alongside our flexible reward and benefits offer.

Role Overview

Working as a key member of a growing team, the Senior Development Manager will be responsible for leading the successful management and delivery of projects for Community Ventures and its clients.

The primary focus is to drive the delivery of projects from concept stage through to completion/financial close. The role includes a customer facing element to ensure client satisfaction and to support in the generation of new business opportunities.  

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Associate Development Director, supporting all aspects of project delivery as required.
• Provide a first-class development management service to internal and external clients/partners, predominantly in the Public Sector.
• Assist in the cost and preparation of high-quality proposals in line with client/partner briefs.
• Produce well thought through tenders/bids for new business opportunities. This will involve engagement with the client, a thorough understanding of the client brief, engagement with the CV team, and compliance with CV proposal standards and processes.
• Ensure all appropriate contract documentation is in place for commissions.
• Promote the Community Ventures and wider Sewell Group brand and services to existing and new customers where appropriate.
• Attract new and ‘follow on’ business, deliver financial targets.
• Lead and proactively collaborate on a range of projects and activities in support of our development and investment business, and wider business objectives.
• Always develop and maintain excellent client/customer relationships and engagement.
• Deliver effective and efficient project management processes to ensure projects are delivered within agreed resource, timescales, and quality requirements.
• Undertake the preparation of development appraisals to assess potential opportunities and work with our in-house consultancy team to develop business cases in accordance with the Treasury Green Book 5 Case Model for CV and its clients.
• Ensure all developments advice is provided having regard to regulations, legislations, and appropriate guidance.
• Assist in the management of the CVM supply chain where these partners are engaged on development projects.
• Undertake management of development projects, on behalf of partners and for the Company’s own schemes.
• Work with the Consultancy Team to provide development options appraisals, feasibility studies and business cases.
• Assist the Director of Developments to provide strategic oversight of all development projects to Executive Management Team.
• Maintain inputs into the Synergist time management system in order to develop good business performance information.
• Ensure that all developments are high quality and delivered on time and to budget.
• Ensure that the maximum value is achieved for partners whilst at the same time ensuring that profits for the Company are maximised.
• Ensure that value maximisation across the Sewell Group of Companies is achieved.
• Assist the team in maintaining and developing the pipeline of developments.
• Support the development of junior team members and graduates.
• Deputise for the Associate Director of Developments, as required.